What if you had the ability to know the future...? Not just a really good educated guess - not in some sort of vague, cryptic Nostradamus sort of way - but the power to know that something would occur with 100% absolute certainty? Who's going to win the next Super Bowl? Who's going to win the next ...
One thing that we occasionally need reminding regarding our identity...
Almost 2,000 years ago, there were seven small words spoken that have made all the difference in the world. They are - "He is not here; he has risen". Those seven words changed everything for eternity! Of all the events in the life of Christ, the resurrection - the fact that Jesus rose from the dead - is ...
As I mentioned earlier, this morning is Palm Sunday - the day we traditionally celebrate Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. It's hard to believe that Easter is next week. And for many, this will be the first Easter Celebration in two years that will feel a whole lot more 'normal'. And as we prepare to celebrate 'Resurrection...
In the dead of winter, if we get the unusual over 55 degree day - some think it's warm. My kids will be running outside without shoes - because they're weird. But in the middle of August, if it gets down to 55 - we complain it's too cold. Same temperature - different feelings. What we call 'hot' or 'cold' ...
With the rising gas prices - did you hear about the recent gas giveaways in Chicago? Businessman Willie Wilson did a couple where he gave away $1.2 million dollars worth of gas. There were also several large Churches in the area who had their own events and helped over seven hundred drivers. Free gas? Yes, please!
What if you turned on the news tomorrow and the top story was - 'World War III has been declared'? What if the draft had been reinstated? What if the government announced that all funds in any retirement accounts would be immediately seized? What if the US dollar lost all of its worth to inflation and even a loaf of bread was now a luxury? Now ...
The news is filled with stories of the war in Ukraine. We've seen war from afar before, but with social media and access to real-time events - the images pull at our hearts and raise our tensions and concerns. We hear rumors of nuclear and biological weapons and people asking is this the beginning of World War III?...
So - here we are, brothers and sisters in Christ. And we always agree 100% of the time - right? Even amongst Christians who have shared values and a common goal, we could find something about which to squabble. But we're family - and by God's grace we can overlook an awful lot of things in the family...
I want to start by focusing on a problem that started in the Bronze Age as a utilitarian item and evolved in the middle part of the 19th century when it became the modern curse we know today. It's something that has plagued humanity since its inception. I want to voice my chief complaint this morning with the...
