Jesus said, “Anyone who welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward. And anyone who welcomes a righteous person because he’s righteous will receive a righteous person’s reward. And whoever gives just a cup of cold water to one of these little ones (or least ones) because he is a disciple [...]
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Cup of Cold Water
Posted in John's Thoughts on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Great Promises
Posted in John's Thoughts on March 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When you think about what God has called us to do, it is certainly overwhelming. When I think about the Great Commission in Matthew and Acts, I am overwhelmed by the magnitude of the task and trust. (I often tell people if I were God, I would have a Plan B as Plan A seems [...]
Life
Posted in John's Thoughts on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not sure what blogging is all about. As I read the blogs of others, I get more confused. Some seem to have great intellectual and spiritual insights. Others write about their life journey. One local TV program has an ongoing segment that says nothing reveals the true nature or history and life like a [...]
Fun and Well
Posted in John's Thoughts on November 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have served with some interesting people in my ministry career. One (who will remain nameless but will certainly recognize this is about him) always had an interesting outlook. We could be in a bus going off of a cliff and he would say, “I think it’s going well, don’t you?” I’m not sure if [...]
Natural Challenges
Posted in John's Thoughts on September 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are just some things that produce natural challenges. I will resist all the urges to refer to things such as getting women to ignore shoe sales and getting men to make a quick trip to the home improvement store. These are just too easy.
Speaking a foreign language has some natural challenges. Dutch (a language [...]
