Luke 13:31-35 It’s such an everyday metaphor Jesus offers now. And yet, while most of us know what a chicken is, the vast, vast majority of us (myself included) have little actual firsthand knowledge of chickens. So it was that early in the week I thought to reach out to a friend who began raising …
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Counting Stars, Standing Firm in the Lord, Gathered Under the Wings of Jesus
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 13:31-35 A few days back, I sat down with a woman who is an avowed atheist. She shared where she was on the spectrum of faith without apology. I found that I respected and liked her immediately for her forthrightness. Indeed, I am confident this was not the first …
Why a Chicken?
Luke 13:31-35 It’s an odd story, this one, and but a moment in time. Many of us have far more poignant stories than this one… this is just the one that comes to mind this morning. I was in college and was traveling with my mother, returning from a visit to a friend. We had …
Our Citizenship in Heaven
Philippians 3:17-4:1 It was one of those moments that always stays with you. I was 17 years old. It was early in the morning — I was on a field trip with a handful of other seniors from a high school history class. We were traveling west on Route 20 through northern Illinois just west …