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COLLEGE STUDENTS: There Will Never Be Another Time Like This. 1 Corinthians 7:32-34.

A Sunday school teacher once told us that college would be a special time: “You will never again have so much freedom and so little responsibility.” He explained that we would have so few hours in class and so much free time to play or study or work or whatever. He added: “Use your timeContinue reading “COLLEGE STUDENTS: There Will Never Be Another Time Like This. 1 Corinthians 7:32-34.”

I’M SWAMPED. Luke 10:38-42.

I’ve said it many times: “I’m swamped.” The last few months have been extremely busy—creating a new class (the most difficult course yet) and helping my parents with the repair of their home have combined to keep me quite busy. Life is like that. Sometimes we are busy and challenged. There are classes, jobs, personalContinue reading “I’M SWAMPED. Luke 10:38-42.”

Facing a ‘Good Emergency’? Consider Your Priorities. Luke 10:41-42.

What does it take to get you to change your plans? An emergency? I will never forget looking up from a hospital bed and seeing that my friends Chris and Amy had left their jobs to come see me after a nearly fatal car accident. We understand emergencies—we know we will be interrupted sometimes byContinue reading “Facing a ‘Good Emergency’? Consider Your Priorities. Luke 10:41-42.”

PLANTING MUSTARD. Matthew 13:31-32.

Have you seen mustard seeds? Those seeds are TINY, roughly the size of a period. They must be easy to lose—a gust of wind could carry them for miles. I found mustard seed online. It’s sold by the McCormick spice company in a tiny glass jar with a red plastic top—like so many of ourContinue reading “PLANTING MUSTARD. Matthew 13:31-32.”