Month: August 2022

  • Responding to the Salvation of God

    Proper 16, 21 August 2022 Luke 13:22-30 God is great, and He does great things, but divine initiative requires a human response: He is great to those who fear Him, trust in Him, and follow Him.  From those to whom much is given, much is required.[i] Only God can make life better Man is inclined…

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  • “How then should we live?”

    Proper 15, 14 August 2022 Hebrews 12:1-6 How should we live our lives in this modern world?  Christians in generations past asked, Christians yet unborn will ask, and every single Christian should ask, this question. The letter to the Hebrews describes a Christian approach to worship: God is calling us, and we approach Him.  Worship is approaching…

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  • A Change of Perspective

    Proper 14, 7 August 2022 Luke 12:32-40 [It may be helpful to read the whole of Luke 12:13-40 for the fuller context of this message. – Editor] An astronaut said he left earth a very proud human being, but came back a very humble one.  The reason for his change of heart was a change of perspective: He left…

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  • A Better Way of Seeing Things

    31 July 2022 To say something is holy means it is God’s.  The tithe is holy, and Sunday is holy unto the Lord because it is given to Him in worship. Many Western people are very cerebral in their faith: everything is intellectual.  Filipinos tend to be superstitious, and many of us have included superstition in our…

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