And as they talked, sometimes trying to include Simon, and sometimes talking between themselves, Simon came to another startling realization. King George had fixed the widow’s step! And it sounded like he did these things regularly! His work clothes, his dirty hands, the sweat on his brow were a normal part of [...]
At that the Prince stood, dismissed the council and left the table. As the council members stood and congratulated each other on their fine report, Simon watched the young Prince walking briskly out of the hall. Soon servants appeared carrying food of all types: meats, cheeses, fruit and breads. The tables were rearranged and the [...]
Jesus visits Jericho as we read in Luke, chapters 18-19.
I am guessing that Jericho was a pretty cool vacation spot. Have you ever visited an historic battlefield, like Gettysburg? It’s pretty cool to see the place where these amazing, history making events took place.
Jericho probably had a neat visitor center. First you watched the video [...]
Jesus told a parable. Luke records it in chapter 18:1-5. Luke is determined that we don’t miss the point of the parable, so he gives us the moral of the story right at the beginning, “Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.”
I think, [...]
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In his book, Surprised by Hope, Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, N. T. Wright writes this, “Paul…writes a phrase in Aramaic: Marana tha. It means, ‘Our Lord, come!’ and goes back (like the word Abba, ‘father’) to the very early Aramaic-speaking church. There is no reason why the Greek-speaking [...]
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Ever struggle with humility and ability? I have and do. I know I am to be humble, and quite often God reminds me of how much I have to be humble about! But then, just when I am well on my way to humility and general debasement, I get to thinking about my abilities [...]
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This Sunday we are continuing in our theme, What Happens when we Die? (and what does it matter?). The topic for Sunday is Resurrection.
The blessed hope of the gospel is not that we get to go to heaven when we die. That’s what we learned last week. The blessed hope is that God is [...]
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This weekend spring officially began. Not according to the calendar, I think that had come before. But this weekend my wife Barb was out cleaning her flower beds and planting a few early flowers.
We flower garden together…if that can be a verb-phrase. Well, she does the gardening, I stand around with a spade, ready to [...]
Are you looking for some thought provoking reading? Tired of social networking sites? Wasting too many hours on www.overstock.com?
We will be launching regular post’s to Jay’s Blog soon. Jay has been inspired by the writing of a couple of Westview partner’s to enter the blogosphere! Jay will use this blog to communicate to you. Look [...]
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Starting the Sunday after Easter we will begin our next worship theme: What Happens When I Die? (and what difference does it make?).
The Bible is clear about much of what will happen to each of us after death. But then, there is also some mystery involved.
Part of our problem in thinking about heaven and [...]
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