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A Palm Sunday Reflection
Matthew 21:1-11;Mark 11:1-10;Luke 19:28-40; John12:12-19
How many gospels are there? There is only one gospel. This one gospel is written from 4 different perspectives by different authors. Matthew presents the Jesus from the Jewish perspective. He presents Jesus as the Messiah who has been prophesied in the Old Testament. Mark presents Jesus as [...]

Of Words and Wildfires
James 3:1-12
What is common with rapper Kanye West, tennis star Serena Williams, Congressman Joe Wilson and President Barack Obama? CARELESS WORDS CAUGHT ON CAMERA. They were all in the news last week because of the words they said that caught the the world’s attention. Many years ago, a high leader of a [...]

HOW DO YOU MEASURE UP?
Daniel 5:1-31
Introduction

Experts estimate that if a normal cassette tape is played about 100 times a year, sound quality will deteriorate somewhat after about 10 years. But the tape itself will play on.
A lightening bolt [...]

Father Like No Other
Children, do what your parents tell you. This is only right. “Honor your father and mother” is the first commandment that has a promise attached to it, namely, “so you will live well and have a long life.” 4Fathers, don’t exasperate (discourage/provoke) your children by coming down hard on them. Take them [...]

Loosen Up, Let’s Celebrate
Nehemiah 8:1-18
Many of you remember the Watergate scandal of the early ‘70’s. It was about lies, deception and cover-up. As a result, the Watergate scandal cost Richard Nixon his presidency and the respect of many people. I was still a young kid during that time but I saw the news on [...]

First Things First
Nehemiah 1:4-11
4 When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven. 5 Then I said:
“O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who keeps his covenant of love with those who love him and obey his [...]

Do You Have What It Takes To Make A Difference?
Nehemiah 1:1-4
1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah.
Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the capitol, 2 that Hanani, one of my brothers, and some men from Judah came; and I asked them concerning [...]