On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. — Revelation 22:2b I wonder how many of us choose the bad news second when…
I am a foster parent to my sixth child who is now 15 months old. I know. You’re thinking, “Aww, the pastor the church in Harford is fostering an infant…how sweet!” Whoa, wait. You ARE thinking fostering an infant is sweet, aren’t you? Honestly, it is sweet. For almost…
“Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”— Matthew 14:28 We may or may not realize it but, like Peter, we confront or challenge Jesus. We confront or challenge Jesus in direct and indirect ways. For example, we challenge Jesus when we get…
I don’t mean the heat from late July temperatures when I ask, “Have you been too hot?” The heat I’m talking about isn’t indicated on an outdoor bank sign or discussed by a meteorologist. This is the heat when we admit we’re hot under the collar. Yes, I’m talking…
“By all means, go,” the king of Aram replied. “I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold and ten sets of clothing. — 2 Kings 5:5 Summertime travel. Most of us pack….
Your back is against the wall. You’re pinned to the ground with a failure. What was taken cannot be returned. A wave or weight of grief leads you to—and keeps you in—a hole. From these places we best hear the story of Daniel, a faithful servant famous for…
Very early the next morning, the king got up and hurried out to the lions’ den. When he got there, he called out in anguish, “Daniel, servant of the living God! Was your God, whom you serve so faithfully, able to rescue you from the lions?”— Daniel 6:19-20…
Happy Fourth of July! Or here in this space, let me say, “Happy red, white and you!” Yes, you. Let’s start this conversation with a quote from founding father and first President George Washington. Mr. Mount Vernon once said, “While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens and…
