~Video Version~ -------------------------------------- I encountered a really angry man the other day. It reminded me of this verse: But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. ~Colossians 3:8~ Contrast this with other great advice, “In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent” (Psalm 4:4). Paul echoed that counsel in his letter to the Ephesians, “In your anger do …

~Video Version~ ******************* I’m thinking about Moses, who was rescued twice from bad water. Once when all the people went through the Red Sea on dry ground, but first when he was a baby rescued from the Nile River. As it says in Exodus 2:10, speaking about Pharaoh’s daughter finding Moses in the river, “She named him Moses, saying, ‘I drew him out of the water.’" His name, Moses, means rescued --from the water. Moses later became a rescuer. Sometimes people need a water rescue. S…

~Video Version~ -------------------------------------- Colossians 3:10 says, “Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like Him.” Renewal helps us become more like Him, our creative Creator. Renewal involves change----changed behaviors, new behaviors. Our daughter-in-law, Kerry, was a dolphin trainer for a number of years. On one of our visits to the National Aquarium, she showed and demonstrated their new initiative called Innovative Training. …

~Video Version~ ------------------------------------- I’m thinking about prayer this morning, and verses like Psalm 5:2: “Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.” (Psalm 5:2) Sometimes it is difficult to know how to pray, and the right words for prayer just seem illusive, especially when we are praying for help. I’m reminded in Psalm 5 of what is really important in prayer-----being in the presence of God. As the Psalmist penned it, “….TO YOU I pray.” Driving b…

It is such a blessing to be part of a church family that enjoys working together on acts of kindness as a way to put the gospel on display. ....Watch this video....