Living a Good News Life in a Bad News World

Servanthood: the Mark of True Greatness

Mark 10:35-44 The Request of James and John 35 Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” 36 “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked. 37 They replied, “Let one of us sit at your right and the…

One of a Kind

Psalm 139:13-14 13 For you created my inmost being;     you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;     your works are wonderful,     I know that full well. Dear Friends in Christ, DNA – deoxyribonucleic acid.  The blueprint for the human being.  The genetic code.  A vast and…

Wanted: Misfits for Ministry

Ephesians 2:10 10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Dear Friends in Christ, One of the big words that I hear a lot in Christian circles these days that I never heard when I was at the seminary nearly 40 years ago…

The Name Above All Names

Matthew 1:18-21 18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.19 Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public…

Love Can Only Be Won

Galatians 4:4-5 4 But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship. Dear Friends in Christ, Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, there lived a bright and crafty scientist who…

Passing the Temptation Test, Part 2

1 Corinthians 10:13 13 No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. Dear Friends in Christ, If you were here last Sunday,…

Passing the Temptation Test, Part 1

James 1:13-15 13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it…

The Master Manipulator

Romans 8:28 28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose. Dear Friends in Christ, If you were to go into my office and sneak a peak under the pad that sits on my desk, you would find this…

The Cure for Spiritual Anorexia

Matthew 4:4 4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Dear Friends in Christ, If you hang around the Meyer household very long and watch any television with us, sooner or later you are going to see one or more…