Three pastors met during the week and the conversation turned to the Sunday offering and how they used the money that was collected. The Baptist pastor said, “I draw a small circle in the middle of the room and throw the offering up in the air. Everything that lands outside of the circle is for…
Matthew 2:1-2, 9-11 In a Christmas devotional, Brennan Manning makes the point that Jesus is for the shipwrecked. From time to time I take the ferry from Ceuta to Algeciras. We drive our car onto the ferry and walk upstairs where we sit in comfortable chairs drinking a soda and eating a snack and reading…
Colossians 1:15-23 I met last week with the Village of Hope team to create a budget from the strategic planning we have been doing. It was three days of work but we created a budget that we think is honest and reflects what we believe God has in store for us. We had an unexpected…
Mark 13:28-36 II Peter 3:3-14 One of the popular Christmas songs in the US is Santa Claus Is Coming To Town. Oh! You’d better watch out, You’d better not cry, You’d better not pout, I’m telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to town! He’s making a list, He’s checking it twice, He’s gonna find…
Luke 2:21-35 One of the things I miss about my life in the US is that we used to go camping for our vacations. I miss sleeping in a tent in the woods. I miss sitting at night in front of a campfire. I miss hiking. What made me think of this is the image…