Tag Archives: Leadership

THE DECISION I’M ASKING YOU TO MAKE–JESUS

Luke and the Lost At the end of yesterday’s passage, Jesus closes his teaching with the “alter call” of repentance, of making the decision of a lifetime to following God. “You don’t have to be a genius to understand these … Continue reading

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STIR THE FIRE!

Luke and the Lost We love building fires, contained in our fire pit in the backyard. There is something relaxing as you watch the glowing embers and feel the nice gentle heat. Then Randy comes along and disturbs my peaceful … Continue reading

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WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT…EXPECT IT!

Luke and the Lost “When you least expect it, expect it!”, Randy would say to those of us who would play a prank on him or needle and tease him. You knew you were going to be paid back, you … Continue reading

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WE WANT IT NOW!

Luke and the Lost Most of us want IT and we want IT now. IT is usually what we do not have at the moment, see that others want and get IT so we want IT, too. We work hard … Continue reading

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THE RIGHT WORDS

Luke and the Lost Have you ever been standing “around the water cooler” so to speak (I don’t think anyone has those anymore!) and the on the surface conversation suddenly takes a turn from talk about the most recent movie … Continue reading

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WORTH MORE THAN A MILLION!

Luke and the Lost Encouragement, pure encouragement from our Savior and Lord this morning… 4-5 “I’m speaking to you as dear friends. Don’t be bluffed into silence or insincerity by the threats of religious bullies. True, they can kill you, … Continue reading

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WHEN IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU…

Luke and the Lost The meeting took an interesting turn in conversation. All of a sudden others at the table were trying to justify the sins of humanity as okay because Jesus loves us. I listened. My stomach churning. When … Continue reading

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LIGHT THAT GIVES LIFE!

Luke and the Lost The kitchen is probably where the most traffic happens. It is my personal work area for all kinds of meals. For many years, there were dark places in two corners and over the kitchen sink that … Continue reading

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WHO ARE WE REALLY FIGHTING AGAINST?

Luke and the Lost All the talk and yammer is about rioting people, the son who was slapped around by a mom, embarrassed by HER son being a part of it all, right here in our own country. She probably … Continue reading

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WHAT ARE WE ASKING FROM GOD?

Luke and the Lost Sometimes prayer is merely a smoke signal in time of trouble. We desperately shoot something up hoping to get an instant response from God, like “fix this, get me out, or I’ve fallen and I can’t … Continue reading

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