Posted by: admin in: ● December 17, 2010
Another story “Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.” MATTHEW 1:18 So this is how the birth of my brother came about. It was Christmas day, forty-one years ago. The baby wasn’t due for months yet, but some babies don’t read calendars. It was in the middle of a snowstorm too, [...]
Posted by: admin in: ● December 16, 2010
Where the story begins The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. MATTHEW 1:1 It’s a long story, aabout how we got to be here in the first place. We have to tell about our ancestors and the old country, their journey and what they wanted. For [...]
Posted by: admin in: ● December 15, 2010
A simple request “Then what did you go out to see? Someone dressed in fine garments?” LUKE 7:26 A man comes to the door at night. He is humble and his face is lined with worry. “In the name of heaven, I request lodging from you. Because she cannot walk – my beloved wife.” You [...]
Posted by: admin in: ● December 14, 2010
Sing a song “And blessed is the one who takes no offense at me” LUKE 7:23 Amanda loves to sing. She loves music class, her favorite hour of the school curriculum every week. But in fifth grade, it become un-cool to sing in music class, period. I don’t know who makes these rules that govern [...]
Posted by: admin in: ● December 13, 2010
Free admission “Amen, I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the Kingdom of God before you” MATTHEW 21:31B I have no beef with tax collectors-Matthew and his kind. And you don’t have to work with street populations to know that most prostitutes are not making a moral statement with their line of [...]
Posted by: admin in: ● December 11, 2010
The next great teacher “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?” MATTHEW 11:3 I fell in love with the saints in grade school. Catherine of Siena and Teresa of Avila set my imagination on fire. How do you get to be a friend of God? I yearned to [...]