God’s Will in Life and Death

Pastor Leslie Weatherhead helped me to understand the will of God when I was angry and in pain (see my blog on August 31). He explained that there are three distinctive phases in God’s will: intentional (God’s ideal plan for man—his original creation) circumstantial (God’s plan within certain circumstances—what we experience in our lives in… Read More

Kathie’s Roman Digs (Week 29-Romans 15-16)

We don’t need to be the same to be unified. We may be different colors, temperaments, genders, or ages. Our backgrounds and financial status may be on opposite ends of the spectrum, but Paul tells us we are all one harmonious family in Christ. Sometimes we all sing in unison, but in Christ we can… Read More

Dig into Romans with Me (Week 29-Romans 15-16)

Hopefully last week’s video helped you remember all the themes that Paul included in his letter to the Romans. He revealed the Gospel message: Jesus offered His life so everyone can be justified. When the Israelites, past and present, rejected God, all others were who believe were and are grafted into His covenant family. Together,… Read More

Kathie’s Roman Digs (Week 28-Romans 14)

Some day each one of us is going to sit before the judgement seat of God, so “tend to your own knitting,” as Eugene Peterson translates it in The Message. Are you more concerned with what kind or color of yarn your neighbor is using? Would you rather knot threads together into one unit with… Read More

Dig into Romans with Me (Week 28-Romans 14)

What picture do we as Christians and church members show to the world? Finger pointing or welcome wagon? Accept other believers who are weak in faith, and don’t argue with them about what they think is right or wrong. 2 For instance, one person believes it’s all right to eat anything. But another believer with a sensitive… Read More

Kathie’s Roman Digs (Week 27-Romans 13)

There’s a fight in America about who’s going to be “king of the hill:” democrats, republicans, progressives, socialists… Many are stridently declaring they’re right and everyone else is stupid or misled. Others have decided that all authority has to go–they’re going to be the law unto themselves. Others have taken advantage of chaos to kill,… Read More