Faith Matters

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"Come and Follow Me"

When Jesus called his first disciples, he simply said to them, “Come and follow me.”  It wasn’t a call to a set of religious rules or to some church, club or denomination. It was a call to a person, the man Jesus.

911 Prayers

When you dial 911 in an emergency, you’re quickly connected to a dispatcher who can see your telephone number and address on his screen. Even if you’re unable to answer questions rationally, the dispatcher immediately sends the necessary help.

A Birth Signifies Hope

In college I took a literature class in which the professor taught that in the most pessimistic literature throughout history, across many cultures, there’s often a baby born near the end of the story.

A Birth Signifies Hope

In college I took a literature class in which the professor taught that in the most pessimistic literature throughout history, across many cultures, there’s often a baby born near the end of the story.

A Card for Rahab

It would not be easy to find a Mother’s Day card for Rahab at Target or Hallmark. The Bible tells us that Rahab was a prostitute.

A Cat Named Jack

Our family used to have a cat named Jack. Jack was lean and quick and equipped with sharp claws. He was more than capable of getting whatever he wanted. Our children were young and sometimes they were too rough with him.

A Childish Perspective

Harry Emerson Fosdick was a popular early twentieth century preacher in New York City. He told the story how, as a child, whenever he saw the leaves and the branches of the trees moving back and forth, he also felt the wind.

A Chinese Paleontologist's Discovery

Several years ago a Wall Street Journal article reported the work of a Chinese paleontologist.

A Day of Celebration

Do you remember old movies of the Allied forces liberating Paris and the people dancing in the streets? Palm Sunday was a day like that; a day when thousands celebrated Jesus.

A Difficult Journey

Have you ever stopped to think about how difficult it would have been for Mary and Joseph to make the eighty-mile trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem? The decree to register for the census couldn’t have come at a worse time.

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