The church is surrounded by moral chaos and we rightly feel the need to respond. It is this writer's opinion that some of our response is not helpful. Calls for boycott and angry rhetoric about the moral decline seem to escalate the problem rather … [Continue reading]
We need a shepherd Because we live in a fallen world, we have disappointments. Others let us down and we sometimes let others down. It is especially troubling when we are disappointed by leaders. Too often we set them up for failure by having … [Continue reading]
The Crowd Jesus, seeing a crowd of people had compassion on them. Mark sets the scene in the opening verses of Chapter 8: “In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples and said to them, … [Continue reading]
The Cliche There is a phrase that has been said so many times over the years that it has become a cliche. That phrase can be seen in the picture to the right which shows a church marquee that says, "No God, no peace; know God, know peace." This … [Continue reading]
