This week I am preparing for a missions trip to Europe. I leave the USA on Wednesday the 31st. I will be touring churches in Scotland for the purpose of training and encouragement, visiting churches centered around Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Elgin (Highlands). We have supported ministries in Scotland for the last 5 years, and I … Continue reading Mission
New Direction
We have finished blogs with prayers from the Psalms. I will be blogging random thoughts for a few days until I leave next Wednesday for Europe to do missions work for 11 days. I will be visiting a few of our missions projects in Scotland through Sunday, offering a mini-training conference for pastors on Friday … Continue reading New Direction
Vacation Week
I will be out of town for the week of July 11-17. You will see re-blogged items on this site for that period, because Live@5 is picking up the beginning of the New Testament from my blogs. I will be starting an additional new blog each day starting July 19th, outlining a guide to praying … Continue reading Vacation Week
9/11
Nineteen years ago, in what now seems like a very different time, two airplanes flew into the World Trade Center towers in the Manhattan borough of New York City. A plane hit the Pentagon, and another attempted to hit the White House, but was thwarted by heroes who retook the cockpit, unfortunately falling to their … Continue reading 9/11
The Days of Christ(mas) 9: The Magi
The three magi studied the stars and the ancient prophecies, risked their lives to take an arduous journey across the desert, and dealt with the murderous King Herod – all to give their gifts to the newborn king. Who ever heard of kings worshiping another king? These wisest of all wise men wanted to give … Continue reading The Days of Christ(mas) 9: The Magi
The Days of Christ(mas) 8: A Little Lamb
Probably some lambs went with the shepherds to see the newborn King (Luke 2:7, 16). Imagine a little lamb skipping with delight across the fields to go see the baby Jesus in a cave on the outskirts of Bethlehem. Then see her smiling with joy to stand right next to Jesus as she peers into … Continue reading The Days of Christ(mas) 8: A Little Lamb
The Days of Christ(mas) 7: The Shepherds
Imagine the thrill that the shepherds felt when the angels sang the news that the Messiah, the King of kings had just been born in Bethlehem! No one would’ve ever picked the shepherds to be visited by Christmas angels. They were poor. They were societal cast offs. And yet that’s exactly the point of the … Continue reading The Days of Christ(mas) 7: The Shepherds
The Days of Christ(mas) 6: The Angels
What joy was Gabriel’s and all the angels who announced the Christmas gospel! What a glorious message they sang from the skies just above the shepherds’ heads! (Luke 2:8-15). Maybe this Christmas season you know that you need to cultivate a heart of worship for Christ? What do you especially appreciate and admire about Christ? … Continue reading The Days of Christ(mas) 6: The Angels
The Days of Christ(mas) 5: The Inkeeper
The Innkeeper probably thought he had a good excuse for not finding a room for Jesus in his inn and for sending Mary, who was in labor, to go into the cave with the animals to have her baby (Luke 2:7). At least he did provide the cave. And yet, we can imagine that when … Continue reading The Days of Christ(mas) 5: The Inkeeper
The Days of Christ(mas) 4: Joseph
Joseph’s daring faith in the Lord is sometimes missed in the Christmas story. He believed in Mary’s virginity when no one else did and he endured a lifetime of ridicule for doing so. He bet his life on words that an angel spoke to him while he was sleeping. He accepted the daunting challenge to … Continue reading The Days of Christ(mas) 4: Joseph
Devoted To You 