"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."(Ephesians 4:32 ESV) "And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them."(Luke 6:31 ESV) I was a little bored yesterday afternoon so I started scrolling through...
Hooray! I had successfully made a pot of delicious homemade cream of tomato soup! Successfully making cream of tomato soup is not always easy, given the tendency of milk to curdle when it is combined with acidic tomatoes. I enjoyed a hot mug of my tomato soup for...
"Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels." (Hebrews 13:2 KJV)"Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment." (John 7:24 ESV) I read something yesterday that got me to thinking. It was...
I appreciate church services that are thoughtfully planned and well directed. I enjoy good music and lots of interesting material. But is it possible that the devil sometimes uses our good plans and activities to get in the way of welcoming others?The ministry of...
"Freely you have received; freely give." (Matthew 10:8b NIV)I was 16 years old and on a week long trip to visit a Seminary college in Iowa. On the way our group had stopped in Chicago for a few days. We were staying in a building owned by the church on the...
Why are some believers so judgmental?On June 7, 1944, after V-day in Normandy, King Leopold the Third, King of Belgium, was deported to Germany with his family under suspicion of collaboration with the Germans. On September 8, 1944 the Belgian population celebrated...