Being introduced to a person is a formality that we are all familiar with. After introductions, conversation begins and we either continue to grow in relationship with each other, or we never move beyond introductions. We can’t be in close relationship with everyone because of limitations of time and commitments. However, after being introduced or …
Imagine with me for a few moments. Let’s go back in time and imagine Jesus, born as an innocent baby. Over time he grows to adolescence. We know about Jesus’ priorities as a 12 year old boy through the story of his parents finding him missing on their journey home from a festival. Retracing their …
If I wake up in the morning living in a condition of sin which I have consciously chosen (in a sexual relationship with anyone other than my spouse is a very common one), then I have a conflict with God. My conscience is not clear with God. On the other hand, a person who has …
It is so very freeing to begin to understand that when I died in Jesus Christ on the cross, not only did my old nature die that is self-absorbed, selfish and offendable, but it is also filled with fear, and doubt and self-condemnation. The encouraging reality is that that part died too! When the Lord …
I recall the woman who was calling out to Jesus as the flood waters were sweeping her down a canal during the 2018 flood in Houston TX. Her three-year-old daughter was found alive, clinging to her lifeless body when rescuers got to her. This song was inspired by that story. Whether the Lord brings us …
Heartbreak struck our family in October 2021 when my nephew and his family endured the tragic loss of beautiful 12-year-old Ela. This song rose out of the heartbreak through my 3-year-old grandson, as we gathered together in the catholic church building to try to offer a bit of support during the immense grief her family …
This song was born in November 2021 and initially performed live here at the Dodgeville United Methodist Church on 11/28/21
I was provoked by a desire for my grandchildren to know God to write a children’s book called “God Wants You to Know Him” It is available for you to check out at this link: https://www.bookemon.com/store/909151#god-wants-you-to-know-him-906402
We were created to bring glory (Hallelujah!) to our Creator. In Adam we are broken off from God and dead in our sin. In the last Adam, Jesus Christ we are united with Him in His death on the cross and also in His resurrection. We are recreated as a dwelling place for Him. We …