(Click here to read the passage) Sometimes, circumstances in our lives are so different from our expectations, we begin to doubt our own beliefs and what we remember. This can happen to the best of us when tragedy strikes or we endure seemingly endless trials. Paul tells us that suffering ultimately produces hope (see Romans […]
Month: August 2021
Politics for Keeps (Daniel 6)
(Click here to read the passage) With everything being turned into some sort of political issue, I think most of us are tired of politics. Polarization is draining at least, and destroys entire cultures at it’s worst. So, when I started preaching a series of sermons on the book of Daniel, I found myself in […]
God’s Amazing Work in Life and Death (Luke 7:11-17)
(Click here to read the passage) Nain is only mentioned once in the Bible. Jesus spent only a little time there, raising a widow’s son from the dead and causing quite a stir in the town and surrounding countryside. If the archeological guesses are correct, it was a fair-sized town when Jesus entered. Now, it […]
Requesting Help from a Higher Authority (Luke 7:1-10)
(Click here to read the passage) We all seem to have a lot to pray about lately. Safety in a pandemic, mercy during difficult circumstances, provision when we don’t have enough. It’s almost overwhelming at times. We pray for many different reasons. We don’t always think of it this way, but when we pray, we’re […]