Preparing for Harvest Series III: Participating in the Harvest

 Download PDF version John 4:35-36 Don’t you have a saying, “It’s still four months until harvest”? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. Even now the one who reaps draws a wage and harvests a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper …

Preparing for Harvest Series II: Long Term Investment

Download PDF version Luke 14:13-14 “but when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot pay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous” Background In the middle of Jesus’ ministry there was a mix of people following him …

Preparing for Harvest Series I: Never Give Up

(pdf version:  Galatians 6:7-10 (9) Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up Background The churches of Galatia were special to Paul for a number of reasons. First, they were started because of him, so he had a fatherly …

Real Wisdom, Socrates-style…

This has been a challenging week for me. Trying to deal with life and all that, understand where I am, where I am going, a lot of pondering, burning through all kinds of brain power... The result - I came to the big realization, that I am not omniscient. Not even close. In fact, I …

What I did on the day the world ended…

It's 7:28pm. According to a numerologist, the Rapture and beginning of the great Tribulation should have happened about 90 minutes ago. There was no great earthquake which was supposed to be the big sign, and no reports of the faithful disappearing all over the world. I could use this post to theorize on the whole …

In 36 Hours, the world may change… or not

Ok, I've resisted. I really have. Every blog, twit, news article is covering what promises to be the biggest story, or the biggest farce since OBL (who I resisted writing on too). I'm stuck though... feeling an obligation to respond, but in some respects, also feeling I am wasting my time even writing about it. …