Cost of Ownership
As many of you may know, I worked in the Travel Industry from 1979 thru 1990. I took great pride in finding the lowest airfares for anyone who walked into our agency, and will have to say, became pretty good at it. Once I’d quoted the client a fee, it was the total charge to get roundtrip from point A to point B. Not anymore. Travel today and there are a myriad of additional costs you will most likely incur. Would you like to select your seat in advance? Do you want the “premium section” of
Willing to Learn
I’m presently working on a short teaching series on how to study the Word of God. It’s not the only way or necessarily the best way, but a way I’ve found to be very successful. Its premise is based on the old saying “Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime.” In the spirit of full disclosure, I don’t like to fish. I have friends and family that do, but in the world of fishing I’m a “give me
Learning to Fish – Introduction
We live in a time of great deception. A world filled with misinformation, disinformation, and outright lies. Knowing who, or what to believe is a constant challenge. With the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) it is becoming increasingly more difficult, and will continue to be so. The same can be said regarding The Church. While I speak of “The Church” is general terms, the problem is widespread and impacts both Catholics and Protestants. Methodists and Baptists. Pentecostals and Lutherans. No one is exempt. Biblical illiteracy is a serious problem, and it needs to be addressed. The
And My Words
If I were preaching today, I'd do a series on "The Hard Sayings of Jesus." We often focus on what Jesus promised, and less if ever on what he warned. We say "Jesus loves you," (which He certainly does) but don't talk of repentance, which was in fact the first thing Jesus said as He began his earthly ministry. "From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." (Mt 4:17) Words also spoken by John the Baptist (Matt 3:2), Peter on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:38),