Listen Up

Teaching is a passion of mine. Someone wiser than me once said, “If you want to learn about the Bible, volunteer to teach a Sunday School class.” There is a tremendous amount of truth in that. Some of it comes through preparation. Some of it comes through the simple act of listening. For example, one of the adults in my class recently said something quite profound. She said, “We might be the closest thing to a Bible some people have seen.” She makes a good point. Take Paul’s letter to the Philippians. Philippians 3:17 (NET) - Be imitators of me, brothers and sisters,...

Unfriended

A young friend of mine moved away several years ago. We still stayed in touch through social media. Imagine my delight when my young friend posted that he found Jesus. Later that day he posted that several people chose to sever ties with him. As I tried to think of a way to encourage my young friend, my thoughts turned to Jesus. Jesus was not popular in every circle. In fact, some people absolutely hated Him. Some looked up to Him but wanted that kept secret. Take Nicodemus, for example. John 3:1-2 (NET) Now a certain man, a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a member...

Kindness

Colossians 3:12-14 (NET) - Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others. And to all these virtues add love, which is the perfect bond. It seems like everything has a special day, week or month set aside for it. I stumbled across one some time back that I admit took me by surprise. It seems that February 17th has been...