Salvation and Stewardship Should be Inseparable

Salvation and Stewardship Should Be Inseparable Mark 10:17-31 Twenty years ago, on the Mediterranean island of Malta, conjoined twins Mary and Jodie were born.  The twins shared a heart and lungs.  Their parents carried the twins to London. There the doctors...
Our Responsibility for the Earth

Our Responsibility for the Earth

January 19, 2019 Romans 8:18-28 In Genesis one, God began a relationship with the earth and with the inhabitants of the planet before he started a relationship with us.  With everything God made, God said that it was good. The streams, rivers, and oceans were good. ...
God’s Value System

God’s Value System

God’s Value System January 12, 2020 Luke 7:36-8:3 I have in my hand two bills of different values.  Same weight, same material, same production costs, but different amounts.  So why is one bill more valuable than the other? We have determined that one of these bills...
Are You Just Spinning Plates?

Are You Just Spinning Plates?

January 5, 2020 When I did clowning, I had a plate spinning routine where I’d spin a plate on a stick. I’ve not done the routine in many years, but I used to perform the comedy sketch at R.B. Wright Elementary School when my children were young. Tizzy...
Shine a Light on Your Noise

Shine a Light on Your Noise

December 29, 2019 John 17:25-33 How many of you are going to stay up and usher in the New Year Tuesday night? It seems like the older I get, the more of these I sleep through. New Year’s Eve is a young person’s thing, I suppose. When you are young, you...
Are You Troubled?

Are You Troubled?

Luke 1:26-38 A couple of weeks ago, when I was purchasing some food, I heard some Christmas music playing in the background. I said to the cashier, who looked to be in her thirties, “I hear you’ve got your Christmas music playing. I guess you are already...