Theme: Christ is always stretching the boundaries beyond what we can comprehend, and his ascension stretches his presence to encompass even what seem to us to be his absence. My family have never been big on dramatic farewells, but my wife’s family seem to love them. She and all her siblings have been overseas [...]

 
A word that has been increasingly familiar in our American vocabulary is the word, “counselor.” We are all acquainted with counselors and counseling. The position of counselor is a very familiar occupation in our society. In the yellow page of a telephone book, you can find marriage counselors, wedding counselors, guidance counselors, drug counselors, [...]

  “In this passage we clearly hear two wonderful promises of Jesus. And the promises of Jesus are the promises of God, and the promises of God are the promises of Jesus, for Jesus and God are one and the same.
Jesus makes two wonderful promises: 
(1) “I am going to prepare a living space [...]

  Theme:  Jesus is the Gate
“To understand the Biblical parable of the sheep and the gate, it is helpful to trace our steps back two thousand years into the time of Christ, to the time of sheep, shepherds and watering holes.
During the time of Jesus in the land of Palestine, during the evening, the shepherds [...]

Theme: Looking for love in the right and wrong places. Image metaphor:  Searching with a telescope, binoculars, magnifying glass.

Ever search for something in the wrong place? Ever misplace your keys?
“My wife got a little testy with me this past week. An incident occurred which has happened more than once in our relationship. I borrowed [...]