October 1st, 2006 Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 Mark 9:38-50 Which is better? Slavery and rich foods or freedom and bread? Is it better to bow down to a master and have our physical needs cared for or to live in freedom and rely upon God alone for our needs? I had a friend once, named…
What I want to proclaim to you today is that Jesus’ heals the sick, makes the blind to see, the deaf to hear, the mute to speak. I want to tell you that he is the healer of our every ill, that he makes all things well. But, I don’t know how to do that.…
What is wisdom? Is it right judgments? Is it the pooled knowledge of humanity? Is it sound advice? Is it something found in Hallmark cards or on refrigerator magnets: a friend in need is a friend in deed! A penny saved is a penny earned! Neither a borrower nor a lender be! To thine ownself…
Justification, Deification and Faith Justification is a topic that has been discussed and debated throughout the history of the Christian church since the time of Augustine, but most particularly from the period of the Reformation until today. There are different models used to illustrate the doctrines and widely differing opinions on those models. This is…
Imagine with me if you will, a scene given to us in our psalm for today. Here is a nice, pretty pastoral picture. Fields of fresh green grass, cool stream of gentle water, happy little sheep grazing, drinking and napping in this picturesque landscape. A shepherd standing by, watching over the little lambs with all…
Shepherdess Writes 