2+ week, 3+ day ago  (587+ words) There is an interesting image in Colossians 3: 1-4. Paul said, "Since you have been raised with Christ" (3: 1). This refers to what Paul said previously in Colossians 2: 11-12, that our "whole self" was "buried with [Christ] in baptism" and that Continue reading " There…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago  (276+ words) Twice during my many years of teaching in Christian university classrooms, a U. S. Federal Reserve Bank employee took different classes from me. She was delightful and we enjoyed insightful conversations. The other students loved asking her questions. Our favorite was " Continue…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (788+ words) Some members of our church go to the local street mission once a month to serve food. One month a while ago, the regulars were not available, and our care group was asked to fill in. It was not the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (245+ words) In my Washington State elementary school we studied a variety of flora, fauna, and world scenes that I longed to see in person. Through the years, I've been blessed to see and experience many and even written books on some....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1207+ words) Having declared the supremacy of Jesus in the opening chapter of the book of Colossians, Paul turned to the false beliefs that were endangering the Colossian church. There were three aspects to these beliefs. First, Paul said: "Do not let…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (690+ words) Last year, I published a collection of devotional meditations written and delivered by my mother in the previous century. She was a devout Christian and a devoted Bible teacher. Her meditations offer a window into a former era but continue…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (596+ words) A few weeks ago I was discussing the war in Iran with another Christian. We were talking about the people there and the hardship this places on them and their country. This was at the outbreak of the war and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (534+ words) The apostle Paul urgently wrote a letter to the Christians in the city of Colossae in Asia Minor (what is now Turkiye). What was it that Paul wanted to convey to the Colossians? The gospel, the good news that Jesus…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (712+ words) In the late Middle Ages, cities in Europe competed to build the tallest, most elaborate, most ornate, most beautiful cathedrals. These massive buildings pushed the limits of architectural knowledge, and some took over a century to build. They were decorated…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (212+ words) When Mississippi locals warned me about severe ice/snow storms, I laughed. I'm not smiling now. I'd never heard thunder booms that sound the same as transformers exploding or like breaking, falling trees. Everything got covered with two inches of…...