The New Season
“To everything there is a season. A time for every purpose under heaven“ Ecclesiastes 3:1 It’s planting time here in northeast Ohio. The season is upon us. Many would say that it is not the time to plant, that the weather is still uncertain. It all depends on what you plant and where you plant it. This is the season of the restoration of all things. In Acts 3:19-21, we read “So repent...
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The mustard seed is such an insignificant looking commodity: tiny, plain, commonplace in its abundance; the resulting shrubs of which are similarly bland, utilitarian, and as numerous as weeds. Yet as inconsequential as the mustard seed appears, it has been an exceedingly important nutritional resource throughout history. It is one of the most potent and sought after spices, and it possesses a...
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“And the Lord said, ‘If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this sycamore tree, “Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.”’” – Luke 17:6 What is unusual about a mustard seed? It is the smallest seed known at that time, experiences tremendous growth and, finally, produces a tree-sized plant that can...
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Jesus is the creator of faith in Christians because our faith journey starts with knowing Jesus. This knowing is by the stirring of the Holy Spirit, coupled with the sharing of the Gospel. Jesus revealed this Gospel and the key theme of the Gospel is Jesus. While Jesus walked on this earth — no matter his hidden life before 30 or the life after 30; healing, casting out demons, signs and...
Read MoreWhat is Your ROI?
What is Your ROI? (Return On Investment) That night in 2004 is indelibly imprinted in my memory. Congolese survivors of the Hutu/Tutsi conflict, Dr. Kigabo and Anastasie stood beaming – but bewildered – with their three small children in the Phoenix airport. Their extended families, and Kigabo’s six years as an obstetrician, were now half a world away. Earlier that day, we had...
Read MoreWhat is He Leading You To?
“The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. … the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s...
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