My 20th Mother’s Day since my mother’s death. Twenty years of gratitude and remembering. The sense of loss still exists–but it is less acute. Now my wife Jan is the significant mother in my life. She is the mother of our three sons. She is Nana to our grandchilldren. I do not get to be …
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It’s Sunday Again: “Getting God right”!
If we don’t understand God, it is unlikely we will understand much else of our place and life. Understanding God is foundation for understanding Christ; yet Christ shows us God. This is a paradox in Christianity. We do not study God. We do not seek to know him nor understand him. God’s entire purpose is …
It’s Sunday Again: Teaching and Preaching about God
Today is jam-packed filled with kingdom “stuff.” We will attend early Anglo worship; I will teach the Bible class at Iglesia de Cristo. Today is community groups day–spending time with brothers and sisters is always special. This afternoon I will preach and give a mission report at Fort Gibson. This church is special, near and …
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It’s Sunday Again: Hearts Attuned to Praise
I enjoy new songs. I am glad we have fresh words and melodies to express our adoration to God. I also like many of the older songs. One song that we sang frequently in the little church where I grew up in central Kansas was titled “Lord We Come Before Thee Now.” For a time, …
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It’s Sunday Again: Home
“Home is where the heart is!” With that idea in mind, I am “home” every Sunday as I worship with God’s spiritual family, for I am blessed to be able to follow my heart and the heart of God in my mission and ministry activities. This year, through eleven Sundays I have worshiped with eleven …
It’s Sunday Again: Iglesia de Cristo–Crieve Hall
The last three days have been delightful. The seminar focused on building stronger Christian marriages and families, with participants present from several area congregations. With 10 hours teaching hours scheduled in the seminar, we covered a lot of ground, and continued the discussion during refreshments and shared meals. Today we shift gears to think about …
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It’s Sunday Again: Iglesia de Cristo-Lexington
Another Sunday, another part of God’s great spiritual family! Today I will be with Iglesia de Cristo at Southside in Lexington for the beginning of a four-day seminar. God is at work among his people around the world. May this be a day to his glory as we surround the Table to remember that God …
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Brothers and Sisters Around the World
Sunday. The Day of the Lord, special time with God. Time also with family–members of my physical family and also of my spiritual family. Most live in other places and will not be where I am today. Nonetheless, the hearts of the family of God combine from places distant and near to come together in …
It’s Sunday Again: Coming Together to Break Bread
In Acts 20 we read about Paul’s travel to Troas where he stayed seven days, apparently desiring to be present on a Sunday (first day of the week) so he could worship with the local church. In Acts 20:7, Luke writes that Paul and those with him (we) assembled with the church to observe the …
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It’s Sunday Again: God Is Beyond our Expectations and Understandings
God is active in this world in ways we do not understand and cannot explain. God’s ways are mysterious, often invisible except in retrospect. We can see where God has been, we can see evidence of his work, but the present activity is difficult to discern with certainty. Faith is depending on the God who …
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