Being a father is never easy. It is much more than simply getting up, going to work, and bringing home a paycheck to make sure that you keep a roof over your head and food on the table. Being a father also means living with integrity; being a man of open honor and honesty. Some of the greatest lessons I learned from my father came not from what he said, but what he did. Our children watch our every step to see how we live our lives and whether or not our walk matches our talk. The legacy we leave is seen in how they eventually walk themselves.
Today, we have gathered here on the first day of the week around a Memorial Table, as Christians have been doing every first day of the week for almost 2000…
In Poor Richard’s Almanac, Benjamin Franklin famously wrote, “A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.” All of…
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This morning, as we look in Paul’s letter, we find him addressing those whose pride in their position had caused them to become blind to their own shortcomings. There is…
Have you ever known a stubborn person who was determined to do things their own way, or perhaps raised a child like that and finally said, “Okay, have it your…
Have you ever had anyone ask you if you are a religious person, and have you ever wondered what that truly means? In preparation for this lesson, I looked it…
Does it ever make you angry when someone takes advantage of you—when someone lies to you, deceives you, or steals from you? Even as I speak these words, I imagine…
We have all likely experienced both sides of a common breakdown in communication. On one end, you may have been the parent, teacher, coach, supervisor, or employer delivering instructions, only…
What motivates us to gather, or more broadly, what moves any of us to live a life in obedience to our Lord? To better understand these spiritual drives, we can…