Consider Death

Consider Death

Consider Death “It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of everyone; the living should take this to heart.” Ecclesiastes 7:2 Recently, at the funeral of a good friend the pastor said: “when the...
Consider Your Ways

Consider Your Ways

Consider Your Ways “Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.”” Haggai 1:5   Please look at the verse above one more time and then let’s jump down two verses to Haggai 1:7, which says: “This is what the Lord Almighty says:...
Confession and Commitment

Confession and Commitment

Confession and Commitment “But in your great mercy you did not put an end to them or abandon them, for you are a gracious and merciful God.” Nehemiah 9:31   The setting for the verse above is the city of Jerusalem several hundred years before the birth of Christ. The...
Communion

Communion

Communion “For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” 1 Corinthians 11:26 The Bible doesn’t tell us specifically when to take communion, or how often we should take it, but it does tell us why we should take...
Comfort and Wake Up Call

Comfort and Wake Up Call

Comfort and Wakeup Call “You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.”  Psalm 139:1  When I was in college, I found myself doubting my faith.  Sometimes I wondered if it was my own personal faith or just the result of being brought up in a Christian home.  To help...