I walked by the TV today and caught a commercial. I stopped because I saw the word ‘god’ on the screen – that always stops me. It doesn’t happen that often so I am always interested in seeing what the message was going to be. It was in the form … Continue reading
Author Archives: RT
Don’t rock the boat
I volunteer at our church middle school youth program. Last week one of our instructors, Michelle, made reference to this canvas by Rembrandt called ‘The Storm on the Sea of Galilee’. It depicts the scene from Mark’s Gospel 4:35-41, where Christ and his disciples are on a boat in the midst of … Continue reading
The Angels Among Us
Is it just coincidence that my belief in coincidence has diminished as my trust in God has increased? I have found that once I accepted salvation, I felt a greater desire to alienate myself from ‘this world’. Not so much the physical earth, which God created and is beautiful, … Continue reading
A new 20/20
I met two people today – both elderly and both terminally ill. They were both comfortable, and in no apparent physical pain and very much aware of everything going on around them. Both also seemed to be at peace – they understood what was before them. They were not bitter or … Continue reading
Quandary Resolved
For most of my adult life I faced a quandary most of us have faced. At some point in our lives we have been asked for a hand-out by a street person, homeless person or pan-handler. I think that I have gone through all of the responses. Earlier … Continue reading
God and Sinners are Reconciled
Reconciled – transitive verb a : to restore to friendship or harmony b : settle, resolve I am pretty sure that my favorite Christmas song is ‘Hark the Herald Angels Sing’, and my favorite verse is ‘God and sinners reconciled’. Four words that I use to help me understand the enormity of God’s divine genius in fixing what … Continue reading
Guns are not the problem….
Guns are a result of the problem. Sadly there are countless accounts of heinous acts of manic violence throughout secular and salvation history. In approximately 3 B.C. Herod had new born baby boys under the age of two put to death by the sword in an effort to kill the … Continue reading
The Other 50% of Christmas
I heard that a survey recently was taken and approximately 50% of the respondents said that they wish they could just skip the entire Christmas season because of the added stress, financial and social burdens, and seemingly frenzied heights at which we are told to consume. When you put it … Continue reading