Daily Scripture Reading: Psalm 21; Isaiah 24:1-16a; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12
In 1991 I lost my wife, Judy, to breast cancer. My daughters were sixteen and eighteen. My older daughter, Wendy, had been away at college for two weeks when her mother died.
Wendy and Judy were best friends and...
Daily Scripture Reading: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12
“Waiting for God, Part 2”1
But what is the nature of waiting? What is the practice of waiting? How are they waiting, and how are we called to wait with them?
Waiting, as we see...
Daily Scripture Reading: Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19; Isaiah 40:1-11; John 1:19-28
To say that my grandfather and I are close would be an understatement. From the beginning I have been “his baby.” In all my years of growing up, he never missed a recital, awards ceremony, or graduation...
Daily Scripture Reading: Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19; Isaiah 30:19-26; Acts 13:16-25
For anyone who has ever heard a word from God under my preaching ministry, Dr. Stephen Johnson is the person you have to thank. For those who think when I received my call to preach that God dialed the wrong...
Daily Scripture Reading: Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19; Isaiah 4:2-6; Acts 1:12-17, 21-26
The Day is Near
December 21, 2012. Human kind’s last day on earth or at least we thought it would be. Social media, news, Mayans, and scientists were all discussing how we were hurtling toward...