The Lord gives different gifts to different people, but he bypassed me in the art department. Give me a paintbrush and I can paint a wall, but not a portrait. I can draw stick figures, but not recognizable faces. No one ever has mistaken me for an art history expert, but I know what moves […]
At a recent Saturday morning men’s fellowship meeting, we were discussing ways to share our faith. “I’m always looking to help someone,” said Wayne. “For example, recently I stopped to help a family change a flat tire on their car. After the car was ready to go, I told them I stopped because Jesus would […]
Religious people can fail to know God. The Jewish leaders knew the Scriptures and followed religious rituals, but rejected Jesus because they did not know God (John 8:19). Paul described them as “zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge” (Romans 10:2). People can know about God, but not have a personal […]
First there was Knowing God by J. I. Packer (1993). Then there was Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby and Claude King (1990). In this series of lessons we will emphasize Acknowledging God. To acknowledge means “to recognize authority or status; to take notice; or to express gratitude.” In acknowledging God we express gratitude for his […]
Recently I heard writer-humorist Dick Wolfsie give a light-hearted talk about Jewish humor. His ethnic background, he explained, helped him find wry humor in serious situations. Wolfsie told about a Jewish grandmother who was walking on the beach with her grandson when a giant wave swept the boy into the sea. Terrified, the woman cried […]
