February 28, 2010 – 12:21 am
At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” He said to them, “Go and tell that fox for me, ‘Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. Yet today, tomorrow, and [...]
February 27, 2010 – 12:01 am
Create in me a pure heart, O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 I heard this verse many years ago as I was contemplating giving my life to Jesus Christ as a Born Again Christian. At that time I did not believe that God’s mercy, forgiveness and love would clear away all [...]
February 26, 2010 – 3:08 pm
Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly [...]
February 26, 2010 – 12:01 am
I have been questioned before about why I work in Youth Ministries. People I know from college who are doing very well for themselves (monetarily) say things like: “Why do you work with youth, I am sure it doesn’t pay well at all?” Or “Come on Eric, you have a degree in Environmental Science Natural [...]
February 25, 2010 – 12:01 am
I have a dog named Cody. He is a pretty good dog, except for when I call him in. A lot of the time he would rather stay outside where he feels he has control of his own little world. So I have to go outside and try to chase him down. After a time of chasing, [...]
February 24, 2010 – 12:01 am
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will [...]
February 23, 2010 – 12:01 am
2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 If we claim to believe the gospel but never demonstrate its effect in our lives, what good has it done? If we only live for ourselves rather than fulfill God’s purpose, then we have “received God’s grace in vain.” As the first part of 2 Corinthians 5:20 states, “We are therefore Christ’s [...]
February 22, 2010 – 12:01 am
Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. [...]
February 20, 2010 – 12:01 am
One of the most memorable stories I recall about the difference in heaven and hell came from a sermon I heard growing up over twenty five years ago by Pastor Bill Reid at Shandon UMC in Columbia, SC. As I remember it, there were two identical dining rooms with people sitting around the tables. Both [...]
February 19, 2010 – 12:01 am
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into dejection. Humble yourselves [...]
