A weekly reading experience that brings you the best from the vast and growing world of online faith-based and faith-challenging writers.
Links to begin the week
You want to read but which books? There are examples of faith from Church History but how would you find them?
Lessons we can learn
Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden. St. Martin’s Press. 2024. This is a book that most of us need to read. It is an excellent overview of the presidents and, indirectly, gives insights into our current political situation: America has had presidents who: were lazy and […]
Link to a previous post on my blog. What does it mean that Jesus is the Good Shepherd? Links to things I’ve read recently. You should not assume that I agree with everything said in these articles but I did find them thought provoking. What a Christian End-of-Life Doctor Can Teach Us About the Importance of Faith and […]
Three stories One day when Jesus was walking with His disciples. He told them three stories. People whose sins were public and branding were also listening to Jesus. Might his words give some hope to them? The religious leaders criticized Jesus for being near those whose sins were so offensive to them. Jesus wanted his […]
Important people don’t have to hustle. Others do that for them. They can move at their own pace. The lost sheep, lost coin, and the lost son Before Jesus talked about lost things that were found he balanced the picture of the great open heavenly feast with the costs of discipleship. All are invited but […]
Link to a previous post on my blog. Why did Jesus come and why will he return? Links to things I’ve read recently. You should not assume that I agree with everything said in these articles but I did find them thought provoking. If I Could Change Anything about the Modern Church Your Secret Weapon in Bible Study […]
The issue in not whether God is working in this world. The issue is whether you and I will be part of his work. Jesus was traveling Jesus was traveling among the Jewish communities healing people and teaching about his kingdom. He was also preparing his disciples for the time when he would no longer […]
Christians and the Gates of Hell…What did Jesus Promise? Jesus’ Promise After Peter’s confession that Jesus was the Christ, Jesus promised that the Gates of Hell would not prevail against his Church. (Matthew 16:18) My Doubts As long as I can remember, at least 30 years, I have had doubts about the consensus interpretation of […]
Link to a previous post on my blog. How do we respond to temptation? How Jesus got it right when we often get it wrong Links to things I’ve read recently. You should not assume that I agree with everything said in these articles but I did find them thought provoking. Be Content Where God Has Placed You […]
In the last two parables of Matthew 13, Jesus taught about two issues that have troubled the church for its entire history. How do we handle belief and unbelief before Jesus returns and what is the relationship between Jesus’ message and the Jewish teaching before he came. The parable of the fishing net reiterates the […]
