When we come to Christ, we are “born again”, and thus we are considered “babes in Christ”. Like a child, we are learning to walk and talk and dress and act like a Christian. We fall down...
The year was 1990. We were pastoring a church. In that denomination, every couple of years there was a “renewal vote” when members voted on whether or not to keep us as pastor of that church...
I like to hike, especially in the mountains. The higher I go, the more encouraged and strengthened I become. But inevitably, before that encouragement...
Have you ever noticed that many of the personalities around us – family and friends – can be directly traced to “Winnie the Pooh” characters? My grandmother, saintly as she was, was definitely...
He was shot down on Good Friday. Injured, he evaded capture and climbed 7000 feet to hide in the mountain crags. Upon connection with those who would become his savior, his first words...
Every so often, I come across an original word, either Greek or Hebrew, that perks my attention and causes me to either re-think or ponder deeper the meaning of that word, and how it applies to me.
The process of the crush was traditionally done by stomping on the grapes, though now it’s usually done via machinery. The goal is to break down the grape allowing the juice to flow, so that it’s affected by fermentation.
One of the things I love about nature is what God teaches me about my own spiritual growth. One of my favorite stories in nature is about the Cecropia moth, (suh-krow-pee-uh).