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God sees our homes as holy and sacred. The people of those homes may be different but the importance of home is not. In the Garden of Eden, Adam was given the job of naming all of the animals, birds, and insects, but he asked God for mate for himself. God created the perfect mate and companion for Adam by taking one of Adam’s ribs to make Eve. Thew family was God’s idea from the very beginning in that a…..
I’ve been sitting at this same desk, writing throughout the pandemic for over a year, wondering what America would be like when this disease was beginning to be controlled, and saying to myself, “Am I ready to be normal again?” My next questions were, “What will other Americans do when we emerge from our cocoon-homes? Will we have learned that life is precious and should not be taken for-granted? Will we have learned that love and caring about others is…..
Who or what has defined you? Is it your parents, a spouse, a friend, your education, your job, your possessions, your money? Is it Jesus Christ? As I sat in our outdoor sanctuary this morning, singing “Beautiful Savior,” the lyrics reminded me of who should really define me. My Savior is the King of creation, Son of God, and Son of man. I love and serve Him; He is the light of my soul, my joy, and my crown. He…..
It’s Palm Sunday. The day my Lord rode into Jerusalem, with crowds waving palms and singing joyous hymns. Children brought him flowers, and adults placed their robes on the ground. All pressed into to see this man of God and touch the hem of His robe. “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” As beautiful as today is, I feel His pain approaching on Maunday Thursday. Gethsemane was a beautiful…..