Churches in Irvine
Sermon: The Story, part 25: Jesus, the Son of God
As the three-year ministry was coming to a close and His last week of ministry loomed, Holy Week, as we call it, He asked His disciples who they knew Him to be. The world was grappling with this question. The more people got to know Jesus the higher “up the ladder” people thought of Him.…
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6 Kinds of Aches of the Heart
SIX ACHES OF THE SOUL A frustrating world, the first kind of ache, Earthquakes, annoyances, and another headache. Would we turn to God if this world was ideal? The God of redemption found in life’s ordeal! The pain of bad choices, the second kind of ache, Consequences felt from my own mistakes. We…
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Why a Professor Failing a Student for Being a Christian Should Keep You Up at Night
“In this age of grade inflation it is difficult to earn a grade of zero much less four consecutive zeros. Professors who do so are likely to be sending a message,” – Dr. Mike Adams I read an interesting article written by Kaitlyn Schallhorn (click her name to be directed to her twitter) today at…
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True Story: Suffering in Burma, a poem
I wrote this poem this morning, based on a true story that happened to a very good friend of mine, yesterday. SUFFERING IN BURMA In the forested mountains of far off Burma, A group of doctors trek over terra firma. An eight-hour drive, bamboo rafts over rivers, Hours on a tractor, jungle hikes, to be…
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Lessons from King Solomon
SOLOMON A prayer for wise guidance, Book of Proverbs, you penned. What could be wrong with that? Solomon, what happened? Fortune 500 guy And pleasures unbridled, Um, a thousand women??? What’s with foreign idols??? Outside? All “together.” Inside? Another matter. His heart’s center, he lost. His life then would shatter. If…
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SOMETIMES December 10, 2016 “Some people are so heavenly-minded That they are of no earthly good.” Sometimes true; always sad. But don’t be misunderstood . . . Sometimes, I can see the City on a Hill from here! Sometimes I can hear the singing of praises over there! Sometimes I feel the…
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