Yesterday night my fellow students and I arrived at the Presbyterian-Lutheran retreat located on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota. We spent twelve hours driving from Dubuque IA, via U.S. Route 20 and 16. It was really a nice drive on New Year’s Day going down mostly two lane highway through rural America. … [Read more…]
James 2:14 (The Voice) Brothers and sisters, it doesn’t make any sense to say you have faith and act in a way that denies that faith. Mere talk never gets you very far, and a commitment to Jesus only in words will not save you. As I began to write this particular post, my daily … [Read more…]
The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant Matthew 18:21-35 (NIV ’84) 21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?” 22 Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. 23 “Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is … [Read more…]
It is a difficult thing indeed to determine when to tell someone that you care for, that the things that they may do or not do, are not appropriate or cause you have feelings that are hurtful. You care for someone so much, that keeping quiet, hurts and tears you up. Yet, if you tell the … [Read more…]
Link to my Audio version Mark 3:20 – 35 What is family? Your mother, father, brother and sisters that you live with? Is there something more? Sure, we have grown up maybe with siblings, one or more parents…some may not have had blood related parents but parents none the less. Some of us, if not … [Read more…]