Why me?

“Why Me?” Ephesians 3 Have you ever had a “why me?” moment? A time when you just looked around at whatever was going on in your life and just wondered, “Why me? What did I ever do to deserve this?” Or maybe you were picked to do some sort of job that you felt totally...

We Are One

“We Are One” Ephesians 2 You know, there are a lot of different jobs out there. There are people who do just about anything you could ever imagine. And of course there are shows to tell us just what some of those jobs are. For some reason, those shows like to dwell on...

Grace-Filled Blessings

“Grace-filled Blessings” Ephesians 1 Paul gets to the point. Doesn’t he. At least he is in his letter to the Ephesians. In some of his letters, he’ll spend some time praising the folks, or praying for them. In others he jumps right to the point. But no...

Let Go

“Let Go” Matthew 14:22-33; Romans 10:5-15 A couple of years ago, Bev and I went to Ottawa. I was still a student in seminary at that time and was scheduled for my annual interview with Ottawa Presbytery. It was just another one of those wonderful hours of terror as I...

Tiny Treasures

“Tiny Treasures” Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 So here we go again, Jesus talking about more seeds. To be honest, I’m tired of seeds. I’ve been talking about them for two weeks now, and since I’m not a fan of gardening, I can no longer think of any other...

Judging the Harvest

“Judging the Harvest” Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Last week we talked about what it meant to prepare a garden as Jesus taught us the parable of the sower. He told us that we had to be fertile soil ourselves so that the Word of God can take seed inside of us and grow. This...