Life This Side of Heaven

Every four years the Olympics take place. And every four years, new controversies erupt over the judging of those events. Of course, judging is necessary in an athletic competition. And there are tim…

"Woe!" It’s not a word that shows up regularly in our conversation these days.  But it does show up a lot in the Scriptures. By contrast, the word "Whoa" seems much more familiar. And this also is in…

Are you hungry? Chances are good just asking that question may make you think of taking a break and having a snack. In Jesus' Sermon on the Mount He said, “Blessed are you who hunger now.” However, i…

In this portion of our Savior's Sermon on the Mount, He spoke the familiar words that are often referred to as the "Beatitudes." That's because each phrase begins with the word, "Blessed." From time-…

In 1968, the first 9-1-1 call was made in the United States. It's been said that "it was created with the advantage that ‘it is brief, easily remembered, and can be dialed quickly.’” David must have…

You’ve got to be kidding? What Jesus instructed Peter to do must have seemed counterintuitive. In other words, it didn’t seem to make any sense. Have you ever found yourself questioning God's instruc…

“Not me, please don’t call on me …” Do remember the fear of being called upon in class? You’re not alone. So do a lot folks. Have you ever felt frightened that God has called upon you to share His lo…

I’m almost certain that when I see Jesus on the Last Day, I’ll be crying. It won’t be from sorrow – far from it, but it will be crying. Before I explain, take a look at the "crying" described in thes…

Essential workers. That’s a phrase that suddenly became a part of our common vocabulary a couple of years ago. Here in Luke, you and I get a glimpse of the nature of our Savior’s work. This included …

An enigma is someone, or something, that is mysterious or puzzling. That’s how Paul describes the way we sometimes see God’s work in our lives – although he uses a wonderful phrase to do it. He says,…

Here in 1 Corinthians, the apostle notes how any service in Christ’s church, if it’s not done in love, then it’s just the kind of loud noise that makes you want to hold you ears. In fact, apart from …

Have you ever felt that you were not equal to the task? Have you been asked to do something where you were concerned that you lacked the necessary qualifications?  You may have looked around and wond…