Sometimes we're tempted to think that we are self-made people. I have earned this. I have done this.
It's a silly story, but it is fun to think that we have someone who does the worrying for us here and we don't have to pay for it at all.
We were once in darkness. We once had a filter covering our vision, like a filter on the end of a camera.
Do you know anyone who's a backseat driver? Have you ever been a backseat driver?
Today is actually a special day in the church year. It's called Saint Michael and All Angels Day.
What is my favorite verse? This is going to sound a little silly perhaps, but I would actually say that my favorite verse is John 11:35.
If someone came up to you and said God's word changes over time, how would you respond to that?
There's a story that's told about a frog who is living in a pond and two friends who were herons and they all got along with each other.
When we consider the Triune God, sometimes it makes our minds hurt. It is a mystery how there can be three persons and yet one God at the exact same time. And for many people this bothers them because they can't wrap their minds around it. How about you?
We're told that as Jesus was on the cross, darkness covered the entire land, and this was a supernatural darkness.
What could this man have possibly done to earn his salvation? He was nailed to a cross. There was nothing that he could possibly do other than just have a change of heart.
Can you think of a holiday in the church year that is celebrated on the 25th of a month? Christmas, of course! But take that back then nine months. And what do we get? The 25th of March.