by sworel | Apr 16, 2018 | 2018, Musings
It’s tax time and as part of that process I gather all my giving statements and review my donations to my favorite Christian organizations. It’s a time to reflect on my involvement and the level of my gifts. That reflection is just one way to help me “ measure” my...
by sworel | Apr 9, 2018 | 2018, Musings
I just finished teaching a six-week series in Bible study on the topic of having margins in our lives. I worked my way through Richard Swenson’s book, Margins. The later part of that study had a great deal to do with resources and finances. And frankly it provoked the...
by sworel | Apr 2, 2018 | 2018, Musings
Yesterday was Easter Sunday. That day is so very theologically significant. If ever there was a message of encouragement, it is the story of the risen Savior. He rose from the grave victorious and in that victory made a way for our overcoming sin as well. That message...
by sworel | Mar 26, 2018 | 2018, Musings
In my illustration book, I have a story that was retold by Alice Gray. It seems that a young man named Bill dropped by church one Sunday morning. He had wild hair, wore a torn t-shirt and no shoes. He had become a Christian when he was in college and across the street...
by sworel | Mar 19, 2018 | 2018, Musings
I have been in many meetings where Christians gather and often someone opens that meeting in prayer. That’s a good thing. But more often than not, the guy praying begins to ask God to be present in the room. Sometimes, it almost sounds like we are begging Him to join...
by sworel | Mar 12, 2018 | 2018, Musings
At some point during the administration of Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, he decided to anoint himself as dictator. And he went a step further and gave himself a new title. He called himself, “The Awesome.” Now with a bit of flippancy, I can see where all of us might want to...
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