Do miracles still happen? – John 6:1-21, Part 1

Have you ever had a miracle in your life?  I’m not talking about how it was a miracle that you got a front row parking spot at the mall on Black Friday.  I’m talking about a time you know God intervened and there was either no doubt or very little doubt.  I don’t know thatContinue reading “Do miracles still happen? – John 6:1-21, Part 1”

What to focus on when you are in pain – Acts 6:8-8:3, Part 3

When we’re in pain, usually we just want it to go away. At least that’s how I am. I can get very worked up emotionally, imagining that I’ll be in pain the rest of my life. So far, that thought of mine has never been true, as the pain heals. What it reveals is thatContinue reading “What to focus on when you are in pain – Acts 6:8-8:3, Part 3”

The antidote to envy – Second Sunday of Advent, Part 3

Is there any hope to rid ourselves of envy and jealousy? What are we to do with our dark longings? We can feel powerless to combat them. We hate the way they make us feel. Dissatisfied and grumpy. Convinced that the next iPhone, the next TV show, the next vacation, the next date, the debtContinue reading “The antidote to envy – Second Sunday of Advent, Part 3”