Ananias and Sapphira’s Sin
The account of Ananias and Sapphira is one of the most disturbing narratives in the New Testament. It reveals how essential unity within the church is to God, and how seriously God takes deceit that threatens that unity.
Family Keepsakes
Many of us have been given items by family members or other special people in our lives as expressions of their love for us, as well as to serve as keepsakes ... helping us to remember the person and his or her love and life.
Power in the Name of Jesus
Acts chapter two is perhaps a “typical” day for Peter and John. They went to the Temple to pray as most People of the Way did, I mean, after all, they still were Jews. Then things changed. they met a lame beggar man and Peter sensed the leading of the Holy Spirit to heal this man who had been lame his whole life. Little did he know that this healing in Jesus' name would be so controversial later that day.
Jonah 1:1-2 Jonah Proves Otherwise
The life of Jonah shows that even when we know exactly what God wants and why, it does not guarantee we will do it. Trusting God takes humility and a willingness to lay aside our desires and agendas. Trying to get God to do what we want and for the reasons we want is the opposite.
Pastor, I Cannot Sleep
I wrote this fictional story while I was preparing a sermon on Matthew 11:28-30. Years ago I received a call from a member of a church whose son had committed suicide. This story doesn’t reflect that conversation nor are the names of the people involved real people. Any resemblance to a real person is purely accidental. Tom, Gloria, and Jimmy are fictional characters in a story I created from similar calls in my life as a pastor. Remember this is a fictional story.