What Will Your Children Inherit? Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts. They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty— and I will meditate on your wonderful works. They tell of the power of your awesome works— and I will [...]
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 Recently in Chapel, I talked with our students about Christmas and the whole tradition of giving and receiving gifts as a celebration of Jesus’ birth. I asked them to think about [...]
This January the Ranch community joined with the congregation of Covenant Community Church for our first every Read-Through-The-Bible relay. The week began on Friday evening with an inspired time of worship led by Andrew Wood and Isaiah Haas. Then, beginning with Genesis 1:1 on Saturday morning, one reader after another read aloud for twenty minutes [...]
“…I will come again and take you to myself, so that where I am you may be also.” John 14:3 A story is told of a missionary who returned from Africa to the USA in the early nineteen hundreds after a lifetime career in missions. When he arrived in New York City, he discovered he had [...]
Lessons from the book of Daniel, Lesson 5, Part 1 Daniel, ch 5 Worshipping the wrong gods is deadly. Even though people devote themselves to all kinds of idolatry, God is remarkably patient. God puts up with an awful lot. God lets people go a long way and God patiently, patiently, patiently bears with people's sin. [...]
When I was pastoring on Cape Cod, a local pastor called me with a question: “What are you doing to attract such a crowd?” I told him that the answer was simple. “We are studying the Bible.” He responded with surprise, “Why are they interested in that?” I said, “Well, we start with the premise [...]
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men. -- Proverbs 22:29 You may or may not have noticed, but most people are not good at what they do. Pick any skill, vocation, or pursuit you like. By definition, half of the population [...]
The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. -- Proverbs 15:4 NIV "Does this dress make me look fat?" Some questions should never be asked. Yet when you are put in the position of telling the truth or speaking in love, what do you choose? You [...]
