In a small town in Indonesia, there was a man who lived alone and could not see. He was blind and yet, he carried a lighted lamp with him whenever he went out at night. One night, while coming home from a dinner with friends, he came across a group of young travelers....
Photo credit: Wooden Earth Ltd. But when some of the Jewish religious leaders saw him eating with these men of ill repute, they said to his disciples, “How can he stand it, to eat with such scum?” Mark 2:16 LB I have been studying Mark 2 this week. I find the Living...
Two neighbors were living side by side. One of them was a retired school teacher, and the other was a young computer programmer. The computer programmer loved technology and loved to study and acquire the latest gadgets. One Spring day, both men decided to plant a...
The story of the “Rich Young Ruler” is the story of a young, rich ruler who is seeking, truly seeking, the Kingdom of God. He has obeyed all of the laws, followed every rule. “Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go,...
This morning I was in Matthew 7 where Jesus says, Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not...
There was a huge, 3-day business conference being held downtown for which people paid a hefty price to attend. During a break on the second day, a woman who had not paid the registration fee snuck into the conference hall. She wanted to meet the Leader of this...
There are few closed doors to doing business. The opportunities are as wide as a man's ingenuity, as deep as his character, and as high as his faith in God.
