The Ten Commandments – I Am Your God

All of us go thru life looking for meaning, hope, and happiness. The world gives us many ways to get the life we desire, but they do not deliver. Those who have made it to the top report that there is nothing there. But God shows us the way to true life.

The Ten Commandments – God Delivers Us From Slavery

In the Exodus story, the Israelites are slaves in Egypt, and God delivers them, bringing them out of “the house of slavery”. What does this aspect of the Exodus story teach us about the gospel?

The First Commandment – What is Your Isaac

The First Commandment tells us to put God first in our life, and to have no other gods before Him. It establishes the foundation of our life. In it we see the first person of the Trinity, God the Father. How we handle this commandment sets the course for our entire life.

Jonah – Running from God’s Call

What causes the storms in our lives? Why do some of us struggle with addictions to various things or behaviors? Why do we spend so much time on our smart phones? And why don’t we care how our behavior is affecting the people around us sometimes? What is going on and what can we do about it?

The Presence of the Lord

(Written in 2019 when a massive flood inundated our home – aerial view above) God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though theContinue reading “The Presence of the Lord”

Chopper Dave and God

We often ask ourselves why we should listen to God?  Why should we listen to his word and do what it says? Why should we wait until marriage to have sex or avoid drugs and alcohol abuse, for example?  What is wrong with gay marriage anyway?  Who says abortion is wrong?   Why should we takeContinue reading “Chopper Dave and God”

The Gospel in Exodus: The Golden Calf

“Now when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us a god who will go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has becomeContinue reading “The Gospel in Exodus: The Golden Calf”