July 19, 2020 We’ve all heard the variety of euphemisms used for death or dying. Some go like this: He passed or passed away May she rest in peace They met their demise She is deceased He lost his life She gave up her battle He succumbed to (some disease) Some with a touch of humor […]
II PETER 1:5-11
July 12, 2020 Heinrich Heine was born to a Jewish family in Dusseldorf, Germany in 1797. He was poet, journalist and literary critic. It’s interesting to note his cousin was Karl Marx, with whom he shared a friendship, although they disagreed politically. In fact, for his political views, Nazi Germany later burned Heine’s works. I’m not sure if it […]
II PETER 1:4-11
July 5, 2020 When I was in the banking industry years ago, I was a branch manager for awhile. It was a busy branch, so we had lots of tellers. Here’s an interesting bit if trivia for you. Before WWII, most bank tellers were men. But, during the war, as the men went off to fight, the tellers became […]
II PETER 1:1-2
June 28, 2020 Last week, we spent a lot of time talking about why Peter was the author of the book that bears his name: II Peter. But we didn’t talk a lot about Peter himself. Anyone who’s read the NT knows Peter played a central role. In all the lists of the disciples, he’s always mentioned first. Not just first […]
II PETER INTRODUCTION
June 21, 2020 Have you ever heard someone say, the Bible was written by men, and is therefore filled with, at best, myth and legend, and at worst, propaganda, contradictions, and errors? That atheists are growing, Christianity is dying, and God is already dead. Life after death is simply the wistful longings of weak people who cannot […]
I PETER 5:12-14
June 14, 2020 Most of you know Tana and I have quite the ethnically diverse family – Latino, Japanese and Chinese. I’m actually proud of that – but it has required learning different cultures. For example, there was a time we had to learn about Chinese New Year and little red envelopes stuffed with cash. With our Salvadoran […]
I PETER 5:8-11
May 31, 2020 There are many in the Bible who experienced direct attacks from the devil himself, or Satan: First, of course, was Eve, who was tempted by Satan to eat the forbidden fruit of the Garden. Remember, his was ultimately an enticement to pride – to be like God. Eve, and Adam, giving into that temptation […]
I PETER 5:5-7
May 24, 2020 It was the night before His crucifixion. The disciples – the Twelve – had gathered with Him in an upper room to observe the Passover. The last Passover. You see, it was there He introduced the first Lord’s Supper – this is My body, broken for you. This is My blood, shed for your forgiveness. Let’s […]
I PETER 5:1-4
May 17, 2020 So we have spent several months in the book of I Peter. It’s clear by now Peter was writing to Christians in Asia Minor who were suffering persecution. So he told them and us, make sure you live beautiful lives among unbelievers, even though they oppose you, so they see your good works, your […]
MOTHER’S DAY
May 10, 2020 We often hear that being a child today is more difficult than when we were kids. We didn’t have to face the same pressures and temptations and challenges they face today. Well, if that’s true, and I believe it is, then it is also true that being a parent today is harder than it’s […]
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