January 27, 2014
In verse 2 of Galatians 6, Paul wrote that we should "share each other's burdens." How have you done this or experienced it in your relationship with other believers in Jesus?
laughing gas
Normally I dread having dental work done. But a recent trip to the dentist to repair a fractured tooth may have permanently changed my attitude.
at the end of the day
Recently my father had open-heart surgery and my father-in-law broke his back. Immediately after their surgeries—and for the weeks that followed—both men tearfully expressed their deep affection for family and friends. “I just love people!” my bedridden father-in-law repeated to anyone within hug-shot.
While their emotional outbursts might be attributable in part to their medication, it seems likely that their…
wrong impressions
Recently, a pastor led a young man to faith in Jesus. At one point in their conversation, the young man had hesitantly asked the pastor, "Now that I'm a Christian, do I have to walk around judging everyone?" The pastor, saddened by the question, was able to say, "Of course not. That's the opposite of how a follower of Christ…
water for the people
Shortly after moving to Uganda, I opened my home to two AIDS orphans. The other night I took the youngsters out for dinner. On the way home I aimed the car lights on a rock quarry and said, "There are many Ugandans who can't afford to go to school. Without an education, they have to do hard jobs like working…
the swine flu and you
Here’s hoping it doesn’t come to this, but Martin Luther offers some timely advice in his open letter, Whether One May Flee From a Deadly Plague. The Bubonic Plague came to Wittenberg in 1527, and Luther responded by closing the university and sending his students home.
When concerned citizens asked how Christians should act during this epidemic, Luther said that…
more than enough to give
You don't need much to be a giver (2 Cor. 6:10). One day a friend took me to a remote village in Uganda to meet her family. Since I was the only white person to have visited the village in many months, the buzz quickly spread that a "Muzungu" was there. Soon, about 30 children gathered on the other side…
