When we leave worship, this verse still applies: May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer (Psalm 19:14, NIV)

Picking up where we left off yesterday… The worship leader opened with, “Hello, Saints!” The church chuckled. Then she shouted, “Hello, Sinners!” The church squirmed. I felt right at home. Because I’m a sinner, but that’s not the end of it all. I knew I was home when she hit us with the Gospel: “Hello, Sinners…

The worship leader opened with, “Hello, Saints!” The church chuckled. Then she shouted, “Hello, Sinners!” The church squirmed. I felt right at home. Because I’m a sinner, but that’s not the end of it all. I knew I was home when she hit us with the Gospel: “Hello, Sinners who are saved and becoming Saints!” Scripture…

The worship leader opened with, “Hello, Saints!” The church chuckled. Then she shouted, “Hello, Sinners!” The church squirmed, but I felt right at home. I’m a sinner. …again, I’ll see you back here tomorrow.

The worship leader opened with, “Hello, Saints!” The church chuckled. Then she shouted, “Hello, Sinners!”   …see you back here tomorrow.  

Enough time has lapsed since the official opening of the new Star Wars movie back on December 18 that we can have some perspective on it. By the way, Keith Richards and my dad were both born on December 18. If you know me, you know how weird that is. Back to Star Wars: The…

We recently went to my aunt’s funeral. The pastor, ordained and serving in another denomination, was outstanding. He told a story about my aunt and uncle that could be about any number of people you and I know and love. I just gotta share it with you. It happened on his first Sunday in the…

Picking up where we stopped yesterday — When he worked on The Message Version of The Bible, Gene Peterson “began to bring into English the rhythms and idioms of the original ancient Greek—writing straight out of the Greek text without looking at other English translations. “As he shared his version of Galatians with his adult Sunday…

Several have asked me about The Message Version of the Bible which we enjoyed here the last couple of days as it made Psalm 1 fresh. Here’s some of the backstory from Gene Peterson, its writer — “I began to realize that the people in my church weren’t feeling the vitality and directness that I sensed as…

After yesterday’s “To Don’t” list comes today’s “To Be” list, and still from Psalm 1  (The Message Version)—     You’re a tree replanted in Eden,     bearing fresh fruit every month, Never dropping a leaf,     always in blossom. Great image! But how can this be? Because of how that section, verses 2 and 3, starts —  You thrill…