Maybe you saw the pictures…gold-colored sludge oozing its way down the Animas River in Colorado caused by a breach in a dam at an abandoned gold mine. Workers were doing maintenance on the mine on August 5, 2015 and accidentally destroyed a dam holding back a retention pond that contained waste water from the mine. Reports say … [Read more...]
Would Jesus Leave Room for Cream?
John 11 teaches us a lot about Jesus. And while it may not specifically answer whether Jesus would leave room for cream, it does paint a picture of Jesus and his Starbucks tribe, which in turns paints a picture of Jesus and us. John 11 is most famous for the account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead and for … [Read more...]
Do Pets Go To Heaven?
It’s one of those facts of life: If you have a pet, you eventually will have to deal with its death. It’s a real hurt and a deep grief. Pets are always there for us—giving us a picture of what loyalty and unconditional love look like. Even a recalcitrant cat has his way of offering companionship. I know. I just buried one—a … [Read more...]
Millennials’ View of the Bible: Good News and Bad News
The Barna Group completed a survey last fall of over 1,000 “millennials” (defining the group as age 18-30) on their view of the Bible. Given the attack on the Bible over the past few years, the results are actually encouraging with regard to believing Millennials (that’s the good news), but discouraging with regard to … [Read more...]
A Moment for Holy Wow
Stop what you’re doing. Take 10 minutes to breathe in a verse of God’s Word, Ephesians 2:10. Consider it a personal flash mob devotional moment. There is some Wow to be had in this verse. First the whole verse, then we’ll step into it phrase-by-phrase. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus … [Read more...]
The Sermon on the Mount and Gas Pump Receipts
First, a few of Jesus’ words from His Sermon on the Mount. Matthew 5:21-24 21 “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, … [Read more...]