How bright is one candle? How many lumens does one candle produce? I don't know either, but I have always been impressed with those spotlights that claim to be as bright as 1,000,000 candles. Really, 1 million candles? How did they measure 1 million candles? So how bright is one candle? Or two? Or 72 candles? Why did Jesus send out the 7...
We are called by God, not to be served, but to serve others. In Matthew 20:28, Jesus says “just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” I don’t think it is a coincidence that in the same breath, Jesus mentions service and sacrifice. He came to this world to serve and then to ...
The Airport is Not the Destination - Consider your last vacation, business travel or experience that required you to be at the airport. As you think about your last encounter in and with the airport think about this analogy from Reggie McNeal and how it applies to our service, mission, church, and Kingdom life. " airport is a place of co...
About 7 years ago I was assigned to teach a Sunday school class for a quarter. I actually enjoy teaching that age group. And this group was particularly lively and engaging. One Sunday I was discussing the conversation that Jesus had with a woman from Samaria. I pointed out the cultural norms of that day that he plowed over. And during t...