Tag Archives: Sacrifice

WHAT DOES IT COST?

Luke and the Lost Figuring out the cost of something always means make a choice. I can either have this or that. But I can’t have both. Teaching this to your kids and then later your grandkids at the local … Continue reading

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UNTIL THEN…

Luke and the Lost It’s Mom’s Day today on the calendar. My mom and her mom and my dad’s mom meant the world to me. They taught me to love God with all my heart, mind and soul. They told … Continue reading

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PICTURE IT!

Luke and the Lost The little boy sat at the Sunday School table surrounded by other Kindergarten kids. He was drawing and coloring feverishly, focused on his masterpiece. The teacher bent over to see what he was drawing. “Tell me … Continue reading

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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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JUST CHIPS WILL DO….REALLY!

Luke and the Lost A very special homecoming was celebrated at our home yesterday. Our son, who had been deployed over the last six months came home from serving our country. He is very special to us. We had a … Continue reading

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JESUS CLOSES THE LOOPHOLES

Luke and the Lost Worldview is all about finding loopholes in anything that is deemed appropriate to live well according to God’s law. Why do you think there are court cases galore, so many that they will go on until … Continue reading

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