Mother’s Day 2020 for many across the globe is unique. We are still living in the middle of California’s Safe at Home order implemented across the state intended to slow the spread of COVID19. Our situation is similar to how many across the globe are living. So this makes for an interesting Mother’s Day, but … More What My Mother Taught Me as a Child
No one likes inconvenience. Online shopping, streaming services, and iPhones all cater to our convenience. It isn’t natural for the human to be flexible, and for some people it is much harder. When I think of the word “flexibility,” I think of a rubber chord willing to bend in any direction without breaking. Unlike a … More The Art of Flexibility
* This post is for my fellow pastors who are faithfully preaching during the COVID19 pandemic. At the time of writing, our local church has not physically met for worship for 7 weeks. Obviously, this would not be the case under normal circumstances. The spread of the Corona virus has caused many churches and other … More The Challenges of Live Stream Preaching
Kevin DeYoung at T4G gave a message titled “The Never-Failing, Never-Changing, All-Surpassing Goodness of God.” I recommend the entire message to you, but for this post I want to highlight one of points in his message. In the transcription below, he discusses how “God wills for His goodness to be communicative” to the world, and … More Jealousy Versus Envy
This is a season of panic and disaster preparation. People are stocking up on food, water, and guns, and doomsday preppers are saying, “I told you so.” If things settle down, it really won’t be long until the next disaster comes and we cycle through all this again. Preparation and panic may seem like the … More Are You Prepared or Panicked?
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