December 31 – Out With The Old and In With The New
Luke 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...
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- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
December 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...
- Dec 29, 2019
- 3 min
December 29 – Following the Call of God
Luke 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...
- Dec 28, 2019
- 3 min
December 28 – Breaking the Rules of the World
Luke 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...
- Dec 27, 2019
- 3 min
December 27 – We Can Cure It Now That We Have A Diagnosis
Luke 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...
- Dec 26, 2019
- 3 min
December 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...
- Dec 25, 2019
- 3 min
December 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,...
- Dec 24, 2019
- 3 min
December 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...
- Dec 23, 2019
- 3 min
December 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...
- Dec 22, 2019
- 3 min
December 22 – Warming People Up For the Main Attraction
Luke 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...
- Dec 21, 2019
- 3 min
December 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...
- Dec 20, 2019
- 3 min
December 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....
- Dec 19, 2019
- 3 min
December 19 – Solving the Mystery Through Christ
Colossians 1:24-2:19; Ezekiel 27-28; Isaiah 54 Every year around Christmas, one of those “ya gotta see this movie!” movies comes out....
- Dec 18, 2019
- 3 min
December 18 – Defeating the Dark Kingdom
Colossians 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...
- Dec 17, 2019
- 3 min
December 17 – Rejoicing and Gentleness – What Christians Should Act Like
Philippians 4; Ezekiel 24; Isaiah 52 Dr. Norman Vincent Peale was a great motivational speaker and preacher. He tells this story on...
- Dec 16, 2019
- 3 min
December 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...
- Dec 15, 2019
- 3 min
December 15 – Being Schooled in Obedience
Philippians 2:12-30; Ezekiel 21-22; Isaiah 50 Obedience Training is for the dogs…literally. If you look up obedience training in your...
- Dec 14, 2019
- 3 min
December 14 – Humility, Servanthood, Obedience – Taking Christ Out of Christmas
Philippians 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...
- Dec 13, 2019
- 3 min
December 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...
- Dec 12, 2019
- 3 min
December 12 – A Partnership That Changes the World
Philippians 1:1-11; Ezekiel 18; Isaiah 47 You probably don’t recognize the names Larry Page and Sergey Brin. They met at Stanford in...