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When we say a solid “yes” to God, we are given discernment as to what we should say “no” to and the power to say it. Then our “no” to those things becomes a “yes” to God.
The No That Is a Yes
Christians have established a calendar shaped by the great events of Christ, His birth and the spread of the Christian faith: Advent, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost. Along with Advent and Christmas the Lenten season receives the most attention. It is the time of...
God loves each one of us as though we were the only person in the world to love.
Preaching Is an Awesome Responsibility
Preaching is an awesome responsibility - to mount a pulpit and proclaim God’s word. I remember my first visit to China in 1979. The Bamboo Curtain was just being drawn a bit. Back then, Christians couldn’t meet publicly with Christians so, we met in secret. A little...
Doing beats talking every time.
A Patch of Blue
The movie, A Patch of Blue, is a 1965 film. In it, a young, blind, uneducated white girl and an old well educated black man are friends. In a moving scene, the girl speaks to her friend, “Old Paw, what’s green like?” Irritated, he answers: “Green is green, stupid. Now...
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Injustice is my problem and yours!
This is Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans, and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month, the event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted...
