Do you Fear Tomorrow?
Do you fear Tomorrow?
Nine people were killed and several seriously injured in another tragic school massacre a few weeks ago. This latest carnage took place at Umpqua Community College near Roseburg, Oregon.
A witness said the gunman demanded to know each student's religion before shooting them. "The shooter was lining people up and asking if they were Christian," she stated. "If they said, 'yes' then they were shot in the head. If they said 'no' or didn't answer, they were shot in the legs." -
The Forgotten Holiday
The Forgotten Holiday
Have you noticed a disturbing trend in the retail industry the past few years? Walk through your local Mall and see if you don't agree. It seems that in the great rush to get to Christmas, the holiday of Thanksgiving is receiving short shrift. As soon as the Halloween decorations come down, the Christmas decorations go up, with scarcely a thought to that special day in between. With Christmas arriving earlier and earlier each passing year, Thanksgiving is quickly becoming the "forgotten holiday."
Looking For Replacement
Looking for a replacement
I have now completed 30 years as the minister of the Christian Church in Lindsay. Therefore I have been investigating candidates to take my place. This church has all been good to me. So I thought I would help them find someone to take my place. In case you are interested in investigating any of them I will give you their names and my comments on these candidates. After you have check these men out, you should call the chairmen of the church board and tell him what you think.
Noah - has 120 years of preaching experience but no converts.
Moses - stutters; former congregations say he loses his temper over triviates and throws things.
Always Bigger?
Must it always be bigger? Pastor Paul Leavens
Mark 6 records the feeding 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish. Twelve basketfuls of leftovers were collected. But Mark 8 relates an occasion when Jesus fed 4,000 people with seven loaves. This time when all had eaten, only seven basketfuls were left over.
Was Jesus a poor showman? A performer always moves from the lesser to the greater, from the easy to the more difficult. A magician saves his most dramatic and spellbinding trick for the last. A circus entertainer saves the most death defying act for the grand finale. Fireworks always conclude with the loudest and most spectacular display. That’s the way you impress and maintain a crowd.
Why did Jesus follow up the feeding of 5,000 by feeding only 4,000 people a miracle we hardly ever mention? I think the chronology of this event is deliberate and significant. Jesus did not come to be a bread Messiah. He didn’t intend to gather a fickle crowd who followed him for free lunches. He wasn't drawing people to the spectacular. He was calling them to a lifetime of self-denial and service.
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