Once Recognized

“THE FEELING OF BEING IN HIS PRESENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED AGAIN. Not merely a picture on the wall or a celebrity in a train station, it was feeling familiar when they encountered Jesus again.”

Get Attention

“The issue isn’t about getting the king’s attention. Such attention is simple evidence that something is happening. Is there evidence of things happening among us, and who’s attention are we getting?”

In a Snapshot

“It was glorious.  In a snapshot, we all believed people’s lives were changed or being changed by the grace, mercy, truth & power of God that met them as they arose from the water with new life.  Alleluia.”

Rest A While

Mark 6: 30-34 “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while. (6:31a)” Jesus intended they might all get away and rest, get a little vacation. Little Byron asked his mother, “Why does the minister get a whole month’s vacation in the summer?” “Well, son,” answered the mother, “if he’s a…

Something Is Happening

Mark 6: 7-16 At a local hospital, there was no special place for the ministers to park. They were told to stop by the front desk on leaving the hospital, identify themselves as ministers, and the person on duty would give them a dollar to get up of the general parking lot. One minister had…

In a Moment, In a Day (In a Snapshot)

Mark 6: 1-6 When I was a child I received as a gift from my parents on my birthday, a Kodak Instamatic camera. It was marketed as a camera to fit into your pocket easily.  I thought it was cool.  My mother, particularly, was excited to give it to me.  She was the one in…

In A Snapshot

When I was a child I received as a gift from my parents on my birthday a Kodak Instamatic camera. It was marketed as a camera to fit into your pocket easily.  I thought it was cool, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was still in my father’s house.  My mother, particularly, was excited…