The Life That Is Truly Life

August 28, 2022
Corpus Christi is a hot place.  When we lived there, I saw what amazed me: a man, walking.  It wasn’t once or twice.  I saw him nearly every day, walking…

What Faith Does

March 20, 2022
David in the desert of Judah: a dry, desolate place.  Why was the favored one, the man after God’s own heart, in such a God-forsaken place?  He was wanted, dead…

Come with Weeping

January 2, 2022
Hosanna!  Lord, save us, please!  That’s what hosanna means: save us!  Make your praises heard, and pray that God would save His remnant (31:7).  Did you notice the order of…

Learning with Jesus

March 21, 2021
          God sent Jesus to be our Redeemer, our Savior.  Redemption comes with a cost; payment must be made, satisfaction given.  The one wronged—God—must be satisfied.  I don’t have the…

Testify to the Redeemer

March 14, 2021
          We know we’re supposed to give thanks with a grateful heart, but sometimes we feel as if we’re just going through the motions of thankfulness, like other things we…

The Way of Comfort

December 6, 2020
          Though it was not a Sunday and the church was not open, the grieving widow called the pastor, asking if he would open the church for her.  She needed…

Perceive, Receive

August 5, 2018
To be in the presence of Jesus is to be in the presence of salvation.  We celebrate the Lord’s Supper on the first Sunday.  There is no special reason why. …