Thoughts

Monday, December 31, 2001 Dear Friend! Happy New Year! Sometimes I wonder why we celebrate on New Years Eve. Are we celebrating the beginning of a new year or the closing of an old year? Are we celebrating that we survived the past year or that we are going to have another year? I must…

Friday, November 30, 2001 Last night I attended a Christmas program at North Heights Lutheran Church in the Twin Cities. The performance was excellent to say the least. There are 7 performances left and tickets are still available. I highly recommend it. I am the kind of music guy who likes a little pick up…

Wednesday, October 31, 2001 Sometimes we forget to praise the Lord. Life can be so busy and our prayers so desperate that we forget to spend time being thankful, praising the Lord. Perhaps now would be a good time to just take a moment and praise the Lord for His goodness to you and your…

Sunday, September 30, 2001 I was driving down a very familiar stretch of Interstate the other day and I noticed something I hadn’t seen before. There was this large steel pole coming out from the ground in a field near the ditch that had some lights and other things coming out of it. It looked…

Friday, August 31, 2001 A lot of emphasis these days is placed on fellowship, and we certainly need it, but the church has a greater need. And that need is for God’s people to fellowship with each other and with God through prayer. When we gather together to pray, something special takes place. It’s not…

Tuesday, July 31, 2001 Baptism is a topic that is not talked about much these days but there is quite a difference in what various denominations believe about it. Some believe that you must be immersed, others pour or sprinkling is fine. Some believe that one is not “saved,” even though they have made a…

Saturday, June 30, 2001 God’s grace is never more clearly understood than when we fail. So is people’s grace! -Col 3:12-14 NIV 12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one…

Thursday, May 31, 2001 The hope of the next generation does not lay in the Sunday morning “Worship Service” but rather the Monday through Saturday “Christian service.” After all, isn’t Sunday the Christian church’s day of rest! -1 Cor 12:4-6 NIV There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds…

Monday, April 30, 2001 The tracks we leave in life may not be deep or wide but must be dusted with the love of God! -1 John 4:19-21 NIV “We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not…

Sunday, April 1, 2001 A recent quoted statistic says that the average individual annual giving by Christians to missions is $1.03. That’s less than the price of a 20-ounce bottle of Coca Cola plus tax! If we really expect to reach the lost for Christ we are going to have to start giving as well…