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Here are three very reasonable challenges for 2005…1.  Several men have told us they are tired of being overweight and out of shape.  The guy in the picture here used to be 100 pounds overweight.  Just kidding, brothers!  Here’s the deal.  Karl Geissler from Gill Athletics has agreed to help us do something about beingContinueContinue reading “Three Big Challenges in 2005”

I want you to be a regular Bible reader in the coming year.  The words of the Bible have power.  Why? Because God’s Spirit actually directed humans to compose and record without error God’s revelation to humans.  For centuries and centuries God’s words have been accurately transmitted and to this very day you can readContinueContinue reading “The Power of Bible Study”

As good Jewish parents, Mary and Joseph took Jesus to the temple on the eighth day to have him circumcised.  There they met an old and very devout man named Simeon.Luke 2:26 says of Simeon:  "It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen theContinueContinue reading “Lord, give us revelation”

To me, today’s Gospel reading for this third Tuesday of Advent is perhaps the most gripping of any during Advent.Matthew 11:3:  "Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?"John the Baptist had been arrested and faced beheading.  So he sent his disciples to Jesus with this poignant question.  It’sContinueContinue reading “The Great Saints experienced doubts, too”

It’s fascinating to me to watch the struggle and dance of Christian parents and what to do with their children when it comes to schooling.  Before I had children, I was an expect on raising children and could give thoughtful analysis to  the advantages of Christian, public and home schooling.  My best friend from collegeContinueContinue reading “Where should our children go to school, anyway?”

Yesterday I saw two muscle men talking at Gold’s Gym.  One said he wasn’t particularly pleased with his upper body.  "These pecs are not what they ought to be," he complained."Good grief," I thought.  "When would you be satisfied?"  His muscles ripped across his upper torso.  "Nothing would satisfy these body builders," I said toContinueContinue reading “What do you expect at Christmas, anyway?”

"Longing" is Advent’s most sobering theme.  Here we embrace the tension of longing for the coming Christ-child in a manger while longing for the return of Jesus Christ as King of Kings and Lord of Lords.  This longing has caused me to ponder some of the atrocities in the world (as noted in the pictureContinueContinue reading “Do you ever Long for the Return of Christ?”

On November 21, the Sunday before the beginning of Advent, my wife and I facilitated a class here at the Vineyard on how to celebrate during the Advent season. We gathered ideas and props we have used for more than 15 years and had a fun give and take with the 20 people who attended.DuringContinueContinue reading “What present does Jesus want?”