Some thoughts and pictures from Saturday and Sunday

Can we say again how appreciative we are to be with Randy on this trip? He has been so very encouraging to us as pastors and pastors’ wives as he has made the story of Jesus come alive in the locations that he put on flesh and lived with us. Our last two [...]

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Scenery of the Mind

You can’t turn off your imagination, but you can inform it. What do I mean by that? Well, when I read the story of Jesus’ life (or any story for that matter), I can’t help but imagine it in my mind. I create the setting, the sky, the land, the people, the [...]

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We really did make it!

Hello WLGBC church family! We want you to know how thankful we are to you for your prayers as we traveled. We can hardly believe we’ve already gone through 3 days of great instruction from Randy and a great time walking where Jesus walked. We are finally in Jerusalem, which means we [...]

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Travelblog

As a kid I used to love to go down to Rodeheaver Auditorium and watch the “travelogues” which, if I remember correctly, were sponsored by the Kiwanis Club.  Well, for the next ten days, this will be the “travelblog.”  I hope to give pictures and updates from our trip to Israel.  THANK YOU again for [...]

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“Blessed to be a Blessing” 2 Samuel 9

It strikes me that how David treats Mephibosheth in chapter 9 is a reflection of how God acted toward David in chapter 7.  Just as God remembered his promises to Abraham and Moses and worked them out through David in the process making even more generous and good promises to David, so David remembered his [...]

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“Business as Usual???” 2 Samuel 7:18-29

After yesterday’s lengthy entry, I’ll make today’s short.  I need some help from you. 
David is bowled over by God’s magnanimous, far-reaching promise to him.  God had promised that David’s throne will endure forever.  Blown away by God’s grace and goodness to him, David asks God a question: “Is this your usual way of dealing with man, O [...]

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“A Promised Offspring” 2 Samuel 7:1-17

Throughout history God has taken the initiative to relate to his creation and his people, making bold, generous promises and expecting, as an appropriate response, faith and obedience.  The word that describes this is “covenant.” Here, God makes an astounding covenant with David.
David decides to build a “house” (i.e. a temple) for God.  Instead, God [...]

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“Seek his face!” Psalm 27, 138, 139

“My heart says of you, ‘Seek his face!’  Your face, LORD, I will seek” (Psalm 27:8).   This verse clearly reflects the title of our current sermon series in David: “After God’s Heart.” 
David’s greatest desire and longing was to “dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to [...]

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“Anger” 2 Samuel 6

This chapter is chalk-full of dumbfounding statements.  I have more questions than answers about what happens here.  Maybe you can help me out.
God strikes down Uzzah for an “irreverant act” which the text clearly describes as a spontaneous reflex intended to steady the Ark of the Covenant and keep it from falling off the cart.  [...]

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“You & Your” Psalm 21

It really isn’t that hard to figure out why David was considered a man after God’s own heart. 
Take this psalm, for example.  David is crowned king and wins great victories over his enemies.  Now, the normal human response to such success is to glory in one’s own greatness and accomplishments.  Not David.  Notice the emphasis [...]

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