Category: Life of Christ

The Passage: Matthew 8:2-4, Mark 1:40-45, Luke 5:12-16 Commentary: In Luke 5 we have the story of Jesus healing a man that was “full of leprosy.” (Luke 5:12) This man was in the later stages of his leprosy. His physical appearance would have been grotesque. The disease would likely have been to the stage that it was beginning […]

The Preface: In Ephesians 4:26 we are commanded, “Be angry and sin not.” If you really were honest with yourself, can you ever think of a time when you were angry, and did not sin in your heart? Personally I don’t think I can. So, what is righteous anger? And how often have we justified […]

The Preface: In the movie “Just Like Heaven,” Reese Witherspoon is in a coma, but her alternate self is still living in her apartment. When her family sublets her apartment to a random guy, she randomly shows up in the apartment, but he recognizes pretty quickly that she is a ghost. But, she keeps showing […]

The Preface: I remember when our son Caleb was a teen, there was a time when I longed to give input in his life, but he made it clear he didn’t want it from me. He did find other men whom he sought input of, which I was thankful, but as His dad, I longed […]

The Preface:  As I coach, I am constantly asking the Lord how He can use me to add value to people’s lives and help them grow in the areas God is pointing out in their lives. As i have sought the Lord in this, I have been encouraged that even these devotionals can be used to […]

The Preface: What’s the difference between a trial and a temptation? At the moment our aviation program is experiencing a trial. They have way requests and need for flights than they have aircraft or staff available to meet that need. The affects of it are felt all across the field. One family was able to […]

The Preface: There is nothing more encouraging to a child than to hear “Well done” by a parent. I have heard stories of men who lived their whole lives just to hear a word of approval from their father, only to live in disappointment. Often when children are young, if they don’t receive positive affirmation […]

Lesson 16 Growth Must be Intentional The Preface: It’s been said that experience is the best teacher. But, I agree with John Maxwell when he says, “Experience in itself is not the best teacher, evaluated experience is.” I am a runner. In my younger years I loved to compete. But, after each race, my coach […]

The Preface: I see a pattern in my life that maybe you can identify with. There are times when I can get excited about something and come with a grand plan of how to implement it. But, then life happens, I get distracted on something else, or things come up that prevent me from implementing, […]

The Preface: As we have watch our grand children grow it’s been fun to see them go from laying down to rolling over, then pulling themselves up on things and beginning to move around the room holding on to one thing then another. Then comes the monumental day when they venture out and take that […]