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Have we become a culture where we take what we can get, even if it’s not ours? Where we justify doing something because everybody else is doing it? I fear we have. That is NOT what life is about. That is not how we should be living. Jesus tells us…. “You have heard that it [...]

God’s laws. The 10 Commandments. We hear about them all the time. But do we know them? Here they are, straight from the old testament. God’s law, engraved on stone tablets. Seems like He intended them to be permanent…. From Exodus 20: 2 “I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land [...]

As disciples of Jesus, we are to be salt and light to the world (He’s told us so!). But what does that mean? Here are my reflections. Salt We know that salt brings out the flavor of food. It also can be used as a preservative. I like to think of this as meaning that [...]

The Bible is available in many translations. It is neat to read different versions because you wind up seeing God’s message in a new way. My favorite part of the Bible is Jesus’ sermon on the mount, where he goes up to a mountaintop with his followers and teaches them. The sermon starts off with [...]




  • Who was Jesus?

    Jesus was counter-cultural

    The things he said weren’t accepted by most.
    He criticized religious leaders who thought they knew it all.
    He hung out with outcasts.
    He loved.
    And he called people to follow him.

    How do we follow Jesus today?

    We tell him “yes, we will follow.“
    We read his words.
    We listen for his voice.
    And we begin an incredible journey of discovery.
    Not just of him, but of ourselves.



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