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THE MIDDLE C OF LIFE You and I need a middle C. Haven't you had enough change in your life? Relationships change. Health changes. The weather changes. But the Yahweh who ruled the earth last night is the same Yahweh who rules it today. Same convictions. Same plan. Same mood. Same love. He never changes.…

Sunday is a comin’! (by S.M. Lockridge)

It is said to have been the distinguishing mark of Caesar as a soldier that he never said to his followers “Go!” but he always said “Come!” Of Alexander, also, it was noted that in weary marches he was sure to be on foot with his warriors, and in fierce attacks he always was in the vanguard. The most…

Without peace you cannot grow. A shepherd may find good pasture for his flock, but if his sheep are hunted about by wild dogs so that they cannot rest, they will become mere skin and bone. The Lord’s lambs cannot grow if they are worried and harried; they must enjoy the rest with which the Lord makes…

How to Abide and How to hear God’s will

Maybe you’ve heard before that without a shepherd to follow, sheep will follow sheep, even if it kills them. That happened recently in Istanbul, Turkey. Following the sheep in front of them, one at a time, 1500 sheep jumped off a cliff. Where were the shepherds? They had left the flock to graze as they…

Timothee Mottin owns a café-restaurant in the French Alps and has gathered a collection of items from mishaps on the Mont Blanc glacier. His most recent find is copies of Indian newspapers with headlines for 1966 when Indira Gandhi became India’s first woman prime minister. The papers were probably aboard…

Lt. Col. Daniel Thompson made a lot of adjustments to minister to the people he shepherds. During the quarantine he counseled people sitting six feet away and limited worship services to 10 people at a time. Thompson said his mission was especially important because the people he serves are fighting…

In March, 2019 two doctors from a hospital in Papua New Guinea spoke at a church in the United States telling the congregation about a critical need for teachers in their school for missionary children. Though neither had ever been on a mission trip, except for a brief trip to Mexico or Canada, Kathy…

The development and delivery of sermons is an ancient art and calling. In a Buddhist temple in Japan, half of that art is being taken over by a robot. The Android Kannon is programmed to deliver sermons from the Heart Sutras at Kyoto’s Kodaii temple. The humanoid stands nearly 6 ½ feet tall and has flesh-like…

With every new administration, there is hope that change will make a difference, even if it simply means trying out a new strategy. At the beginning of this year as President Trump took office, he had great hope that his son-in-law Jared Kushner, himself a Jew, would be able broker peace in the Middle…

A California man, who was lost out of bounds at a ski area, says he credits the ski patrol and his faith in God for his rescue. Michael Nessi said that after he became lost, he had intermittent cell service and was finally able to text his wife, but no one knew exactly where he was. While waiting in…

What does the Lord mean by referring to himself as the door? There is a beautiful story about the great preacher G. Campbell Morgan traveling across the Atlantic. As he was on the steamer, he noticed that among the passengers was Sir George Adam Smith, who was at that time the most famous Old Testament…

# Philippians Lesson 1 ## Intro to the Study of Philippians I’ve been given the privilege of teaching the opening weeks of this study through the book of Philippians. Before we get to the text of Philippians I am going to take a few minutes to refresh your memory of the background of the Philippian churches…

Imagine going to Chicago on a business trip. You have a bunch of meetings and have plans to fly out right after your last meeting to meet your family in some great vacation spot. Your meetings run late and you know it is going to be a challenge to get to the airport and get checked in so you can make…

Dave Earley says, “Relationships can be understood as bank accounts. Realize it or not, you have a relational account with every person within your sphere of influence. Every positive interaction makes a deposit in that account. Every negative dealing with a person makes a withdrawal in your relational…

Background: This is an excerpt from an unpublished book by Brad Berglund. It explores the Christian adage: Wise men still seek him. What would it be like if modern seekers were with the wise men when they worshiped Jesus? Previously, Higher-Status had expressed his fears to a Pharisee in the temple (click…

This is a excerpt from an unpublished book by Brad Berglund. It imagines what the wise men would have encountered when they arrived at Bethlehem. The account is purely fictional, but it draws upon the promises that filled the hearts of all who believed when Jesus was born. Enjoy! That night, the Wise…

In the NFL offseason two men in the Denver Broncos front office were convicted of DUI. Team president, John Elway suspended both of them, but he did not fire them. When asked why Tom Heckert and Matt Russell were not fired Elway replied, “Heck, I’ve made a lot of poor decisions too. I believe in second…

In a concert in Chicago many years ago, Harry Lauder, Scottish singer and songwriter, sang to an overflowing audience. At the conclusion, the audience stood and applauded loudly and long. After the applause subsided, the audience said in unison, “Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!” Showing splendid humility,…

Yusuf Alchagirov is an 80-year-old Russia shepherd. While picking raspberries in a field near the Russian border with Georgia he was confronted by a large bear. Yusuf and the bear had a tussle with the shepherd continually head butting the bear. Finally the bear tossed Alchagirov off a cliff. The shepherd…

A voice-over actor sang "Let it Go,” a popular song from the Disney animated movie Frozen, using various Disney characters. The video reached over 2.5 million views and generated many positive feedbacks. Many of the viewers guessed which of their favorite Disney characters sang parts of the song, from…

In 2014, Phil Jackson, winner of 13 NBA championship rings as both player and coach, became the President of Operations for the New York Knicks. With a 29 and 40 record, the Knicks needed help, so they turned to Jackson. Before, all the Knicks had was a losing record, an enormous payroll, upset fans,…