Category: Witness
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whatever i got
Malachi, the last book of the Old Testament. The last words of God before 400 years of no prophet, no word from the LORD, until Jesus came. Some of the hardest words for Israel to swallow. God had just brought His people back from exile, they had just rebuilt the temple and began offering sacrifices,…
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a level place
Have you ever been hiking? Here in Colorado, there are many places to go and hike. But you have to be careful sometimes. While it is fun, it can also be dangerous. The danger is exhilarating, and you’ll always remember how things went if you were with others, especially if someone gets hurt. But one…
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getting up
I’m constantly intrigued by the account of Jesus calling His first disciples (Matthew 4:18-22). It amazes me that those guys got up, left everything, and followed Him. Theologians have made many remarks on why they got up and left everything. Evidently, when a rabbi calls your name to follow him, that was the thing that…
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black + friday = destruction
What if we took everything we are buying this black Friday for people we love and gave it away to people we don’t know to show them that we have love? The Bible talks about how we love Jesus as much as we love the least person. It’s easy to shop for the people we…
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tearing down the wall
We have a hard time keeping it real, don’t we? We change our demeanor and message based on who’s listening. We like a good image of ourselves too. That’s a problem. It’s a big problem. We’re fake when we do it. I’m in Galatians 2 and Paul talks about going to the apostles to tell…