Dec 31, 20193 minDecember 31 – Out With The Old and In With The NewLuke 5:1-26; Ezekiel 48; Isaiah 66 It used to be that my eyes would roll when I heard someone talk about the “good old days.” I was younger then. Now, when s...
Dec 30, 20193 minDecember 30 – Shut The Door!Luke 4:31-44; Ezekiel 46-47; Isaiah 65 I have a friend whose son asked him, “Dad, what takes you so long in the bathroom?” The friend laughed and told his so...
Dec 29, 20193 minDecember 29 – Following the Call of GodLuke 4:1-30; Ezekiel 44-45; Isaiah 64 If you’re on social media at all, you’ve probably found a site that focuses on your hometown. You know those sites: “We...
Dec 28, 20193 minDecember 28 – Breaking the Rules of the WorldLuke 3:21-38; Ezekiel 42-43; Isaiah 63 Popularity can be a fickle thing. Andy Warhol once said that everyone would have 15 minutes of fame in the future, and...
Dec 27, 20193 minDecember 27 – We Can Cure It Now That We Have A DiagnosisLuke 3:1-20; Ezekiel 40-41; Isaiah 62 You’ve probably seen something like this on a medical TV show; perhaps you’ve even experienced it in real life. A perso...
Dec 26, 20193 minDecember 26 – They Grow Up Too Fast!Luke 2:21-52; Ezekiel 38-39; Isaiah 61 This isn’t a scientific observation, of course, but I believe that the words uttered most in this past week as family ...
Dec 25, 20193 minDecember 25 – What Can I Say?Luke 2:1-20; Ezekiel 37; Isaiah 60 This may sound a little crazy, but Christmas is hard on preachers. Most preachers like to be original, a little bit creati...
Dec 24, 20193 minDecember 24 – What’s In A Name?Luke 1:57-80; Ezekiel 35-36; Isaiah 59 My wife and I discussed baby names long before she was even pregnant. We knew the names we wanted to use and we knew w...
Dec 23, 20193 minDecember 23 – Is This The End, Or Is This The Beginning?Luke 1:26-56; Ezekiel 34; Isaiah 58 Something about a baby changes lives. I remember when my wife let me know that she was expecting our first child. Life ch...
Dec 22, 20193 minDecember 22 – Warming People Up For the Main AttractionLuke 1:1-25; Ezekiel 33; Isaiah 57 When I was younger, I went to a few concerts. These concerts were a lot of fun and I got to see some great bands. There wa...
Dec 21, 20193 minDecember 21 – Can We Talk?Colossians 3:18-4:18; Ezekiel 31-32; Isaiah 56 If you ever heard the comedian Joan Rivers, you probably heard her catch phrase: “Can we talk?” As she explain...
Dec 20, 20193 minDecember 20 – All Dressed Up And….Colossians 2:20-3:17; Ezekiel 29-30; Isaiah 55 I have a friend, R. R. Virdi, who’s an author. He’s written some great books. Unfortunately, writing great boo...
Dec 19, 20193 minDecember 19 – Solving the Mystery Through ChristColossians 1:24-2:19; Ezekiel 27-28; Isaiah 54 Every year around Christmas, one of those “ya gotta see this movie!” movies comes out. It’s the one that peopl...
Dec 18, 20193 minDecember 18 – Defeating the Dark KingdomColossians 1:1-23; Ezekiel 25-26; Isaiah 53 When a popular gaming company introduced a new gaming system, my daughter had to have it. She tried to order it o...
Dec 17, 20193 minDecember 17 – Rejoicing and Gentleness – What Christians Should Act LikePhilippians 4; Ezekiel 24; Isaiah 52 Dr. Norman Vincent Peale was a great motivational speaker and preacher. He tells this story on himself that I’ve always ...
Dec 16, 20193 minDecember 16 – Trash or Treasure?Philippians 3; Ezekiel 23; Isaiah 51 It’s that time of year where if you haven’t seen any version of “A Christmas Carol,” you just might not be watching TV. ...
Dec 15, 20193 minDecember 15 – Being Schooled in ObediencePhilippians 2:12-30; Ezekiel 21-22; Isaiah 50 Obedience Training is for the dogs…literally. If you look up obedience training in your favorite search engine,...
Dec 14, 20193 minDecember 14 – Humility, Servanthood, Obedience – Taking Christ Out of ChristmasPhilippians 2:1-11; Ezekiel 20; Isaiah 49 In 1965, the world was treated to a short TV movie that has now become a classic. It’s still beloved by young and o...
Dec 13, 20193 minDecember 13 – “But You Don’t Know My Circumstances”Philippians 1:12-30; Ezekiel 19; Isaiah 48 There were severe complications in his birth. Obstetricians used two pairs of forceps during the birth and one of ...
Dec 12, 20193 minDecember 12 – A Partnership That Changes the WorldPhilippians 1:1-11; Ezekiel 18; Isaiah 47 You probably don’t recognize the names Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met at Stanford in 1995, became good friend...
