I heard recently about a man who was involved in an auto accident and his shoulder was slightly injured. But he decided to fake a much greater injury so that he could stick the insurance company for a good bit of money. But, when the trial began, the insurance company’s attorney called the “injured” man to the stand…
Shaped BY the cross into the shape OF the cross
Sermons on John (Page 3)
We’ve just marked another month off the calendar as November came to a close a couple of days ago. November is one of my favorite months of the year. It’s the month that we finally get some cooler temperatures that stick around…
If you’ve ever had a broken bone that had to be set in a cast, your doctor may have told you that, after it heals, the broken bone will be stronger than it ever was before…
I want to talk about something that I’m sure is on everyone’s mind this week – Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays of the year. And what’s not to like? There’s giving thanks to God, football, a parade with floats and balloons, and, of course, Thanksgiving wouldn’t be Thanksgiving if…
Sir Isaac Newton is credited with discovering the third law of motion which says that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This is the principle that explains, among other things, how jet engines work, or why guns will kick back when you fire them…
Sueanne and I were blessed to have three children who grew up relatively healthy. When our youngest, Joshua, was born, he did have a respiratory issue that put him in intensive care for about a week, but other than that, we’ve never had any serious issues with any of our children. And so, I can only imagine…
But I want to begin by asking you a question — What are you tired of? And I realize that could be a dangerous question to begin a sermon with. As for me, I have a long list of things that I’m tired of. I’m tired of…
You may have heard the joke about the young preacher who went up to a farmer who was working out in his field. He was concerned about this farmer’s spiritual well-being, and so he asked the man, “Are you laboring in the vineyard of the Lord?” The farmer didn’t even look up. He just said,…
There was a story in the news a few years ago that some of you may have seen. It seems that there was this very old painting of Jesus in a church in Spain. This painting was painted back in the 19th century and, over the years, it was beginning to show some pretty bad water damage…
I would imagine that your family is like ours in that we are always running out of one thing or another. And one thing we especially run out of when the grandkids are around is milk. Which is not a big deal except that we sometimes run out…