What is so great about the great commission?

07/10/2021.Reading time 14 minutes.

I’m sitting here in my office at Starbucks this morning sipping on a dark roast. I’ve missed the jocularity of some of the old retired guys that frequent this place, talking about baseball and old times. I’ll look up from my computer on occasion and laugh at one of their jokes. Maybe I should ask […]

which passion story of jesus is the true story?

04/02/2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

The Passion Story of Jesus on Good Friday is told in different ways by the Gospel writers and did not necessarily agree with each other. Coffee is especially good this morning on Good Friday. Here’s what I’ve been pondering this morning – how Jesus must have felt after Pontius Pilate sentenced him to death. Each […]

Doubt

11/16/2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

I slept in a little this morning but I guess that’s the luxury of being retired. It’s quiet, I have my first cup of dark roast in hand, and God is already talking to me. The word “doubt” comes to mind for some odd reason. Doubt is one of those words that Christians are uncomfortable […]

No Master Copy

07/06/2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Coffee! Coffee! The sun has finally risen. After my first cup of dark roast I got to thinking about the master copy of the Bible. Wouldn’t it be great if the original manuscript of the Bible existed? Wait! You didn’t realize that the original, the master copy of the Christian Bible does not exist? It […]

You Wash My Feet, I’ll Wash Yours!

01/27/2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

I was baptized in a Methodist Church, belonged to a Lutheran Church for many years where my son was baptized, went back to the Methodist Church for awhile, before attending a Non-denominational Christian Church. And not once did I ever have my feet washed! But, there are many Christian churches who practice this ritual – […]

Super Apostles!

10/25/2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.” Matthew 7:15 It’s coffee time! I wonder if the apostles ever sat around the fire on a cold morning craving their coffee as I do? Just a thought. Here’s a question for you that’s been bugging me for quite […]

Like a Virgin!

07/13/2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

While perusing the Gospels this morning over coffee, I ran across a note in my Bible about the virgin birth of Jesus. The virgin birth stories are found only in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. The rest of the New Testament writers either didn’t know anything about it or thought that it must have […]

“But I Say to You…”

07/04/2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

As a teacher, I always try very hard to simplify things. Over my first cup of coffee this morning I wanted to see if I could simplify Jesus’ teachings by jotting them down briefly on a sheet of paper. I thought the Gospel of Matthew was a good place to start since Jesus did a […]

The Adulterous Woman

06/28/2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

Thou shalt not start the morning off without a great cup of coffee! One of God’s missing commandments, well, in my mind anyway. The Ten Commandments and Bill Clinton were on my mind this morning. What the… I know what you’re thinking. Remember back in 1998 when our President did not have “sexual relations” with […]

Biblical Texting

06/27/2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Coffee is especially good this morning. After my first sip of dark roast the phrase “textual variant” popped into my mind – not sure why. Anyway, scholars of the Bible often talk about textual variants but I never paid much attention to it until I noticed a footnote in my Bible. The footnote said something […]