The last day of 2012–time to put some final touches on my resolutions for 2013. My list for 2013 is a lot like previous resolution lists, but I have made a few additions and done some editing. I like to publish my list. It is one way I can hold myself accountable. I can check …
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Ten Things to Keep in Mind in 2013
The items I mention in today’s blog are easy for me to remember. They provide a checklist to keep life on track: 1+3+3+3=10. Perhaps you will also find them helpful. Keep God at the center of life: seek His will, live out His purpose in my life Make time for God Make time for family …
A Big Need, a Small Cost!
How would you like to have to go outside to get from your kitchen and living area to your bedroom? If you were living at an elevation of 10300 feet? (Think always pretty chilly if not downright cold!) Where there is no heat in the rooms? If you were living above the church building where …
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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Just Thinking…about Others
It’s that time of year! Our hearts are more inclined to turn to the needs of others at this season. We have multiplied opportunities for giving to the poor and needy. We also find joy in giving to those we love and those who dearest to us. Question! As you consider the needs of other …
It’s Sunday Again: The Church Demonstrates Its True Nature
In the midst of all that is written or spoken about the church, often overlooked is the truth that the church must be defined to a large extent by its practice of assembling. The Greek word which is translated church over 100 times in the New Testament is also translated assembly three times when the …
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Calling an elephant a horse…
Calling an elephant a horse does not make it so! Memorable words of wisdom. Yesterday’s breaking news! The U.S. Supreme Court is going to hear two cases related to marriage. Short summary: they are going to try to decide if something that is not marriage should be called marriage. The question? Should certain unions be …
Blessed to be a Blessing
The old song says it well, “Count your many blessings, name them one by one….” Today I am especially aware that God is marvelously blessing me. These are only a few of a much longer list, but for these I am especially grateful today. I am blessed because I get to spend time with the …
Reflecting Jesus
Paul wrote to the Corinthians that we Christians, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into his image with increasing glory (2 Corinthians 3:18). We are transformed into his image; we become more and more like him. This is a change in our identity, a change in who we. We in our new …
An Encouraging Mission Weekend
The events surrounding the board meeting and graduation at Baxter could hardly have gone better. Eleven graduates were sent forth to make a difference in the world–the total number of graduates in the 49 years of Baxter’s history is well over 500. These graduates continue to make a difference all across Latin America. The dedication …