Questions Jesus Asked: Why Were You Searching for Me?

Questions Jesus Asked: Why Were You Searching for Me?

Once Tina and I were told by one of our older son’s middle school teachers that he asked too many questions. We were not surprised. Our son had complained to us that when he asked questions he was discouraged from asking them. I think we understood both sides. The...
Questions Jesus Asked: What Concern is That to Me?

Questions Jesus Asked: What Concern is That to Me?

John 2:1-12 According to TheKnot.com, wedding budgets have grown over the past two years. That should not be surprising because the cost of everything keeps going up.  The sticker shock for the average wedding has now risen from $29,858 in 2013 to $30,000.  ...
Questions Jesus Asked: Do You Want to Be Well?

Questions Jesus Asked: Do You Want to Be Well?

Questions Jesus Asked: Do You Want to Be Well? John 5:1-9 For each of the last two years, my wife and I have been a part of a well-being program where we earn monetary credits toward our doctor’s visits for doing an online health questionnaire and having a biometric...
Living on Price or Principle

Living on Price or Principle

Scripture: Daniel 6:6-16 In the television series “Antique Road Show,” people bring in an antique and have it appraised by an expert.   Sometimes people leave disappointed because they think they have something really, really valuable.  It may have sentimental value...
What Seemed Impossible Began With a First Step

What Seemed Impossible Began With a First Step

Not long after I arrived at Trinity Baptist Church in 1996, I had a big decision to make. Henry Peabody, a Liberian, had asked me in a letter to help him get out of the Buduburam Refugee Camp in Ghana and come to the United States to get an education. I’d met Henry at...