Claiming My New Life: “Using The Elevator” – Romans 16
The other night I stayed in a hotel with a large twelve floor glass elevator. It was fast, and it was visually open to a vast lobby. We use elevators so often we don’t realize how ingenious they really are. I was staying on the …
Read MoreClaiming My New Life: “How ‘Hot Wheels’ taught me about life” – Romans 15
The absolutely most fantastic toy of my youth had to be the “Hot wheels” cars and tracks. Eventually they came out with the incredible loop, where your car could mysteriously hug the track and even go upside down! The problem was, if we weren’t careful, …
Read MoreClaiming My New Life: “Freedom of Choice?” – Romans 14
“I’m so confused!” he said as he sat back, slumped in his chair. “I thought if I was in church regularly and I tried my best to follow God, He would take care of these problems.” He said. “Understandable” I replied. “Except for one thing… …
Read MoreClaiming My New Life: “The Brand of Christ” – Romans 13
It is only a fancy check mark, but the NIKE swoosh is one of the most famous marks in the world. Simplicity and powerful marketing has made a fancy “check mark” into a powerful symbol. Did Jesus give us symbols to identify our “brand” to …
Read MoreSix Marks of the Obedient Believer (Romans 12:9-21) – Short post
1: We must be REAL PEOPLE. By that the Scripture says they are not hypocritical in their love. Since love is “acting deliberately to meet a need, expecting nothing in return”, this requirement is not about what we FEEL, but how we respond to needs. …
Read MoreClaiming My New Life: “The Church I Always Wanted to Build” – Romans 12:9-13
Growing up in south Jersey meant that all summer we were either at – or dreaming of being at – the Jersey shore. Blonde sand dunes with tiny flecks of black rock and white shells, crashing waves and salt air, starfish hunts and board walk …
Read MoreClaiming My New Life: “Playing My Position – Part Two” – Romans 12:6-8 (part 2)
When I was a kid, I remember going to the “Spectrum” in Philadelphia, to see the “Harlem Globetrotters” basketball team. They were a crazy bunch of highly talented men, that satirically played a “game” of basketball. They fumbled around, often changing places on the court …
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