I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
Matthew 10:16
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Spiritual Rhythms
I eat every day. Usually, I eat at the same time every day. My body enjoys the rhythm of eating and benefits from that regularity.…
You Know the Cure
You can relate to her suffering. You know it too well. You still bear the scars. It’s such a common disease, yet it affects…
Say the Word
It is fascinating to witness the change in behavior when a person learns that I’m a pastor. Some people express an instant…
Rise Above
My favorite seat in the airplane is the window seat. I know it’s not the most convenient seat in the airplane for getting…
Carrying Jesus
I have come to the painful realization that only so much can be said about the Bible in a single sermon or Bible class.…
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Developing a Heavenly Perspective
Have you ever wondered what God thinks of all the things happening around us? Perhaps that’s an impossible question to even ponder, but I disagree. God has revealed a glimpse of His perspective to us in His word. An amazing thing happens when we absorb God’s word into our hearts. That little glimpse of God’s […]
Good News! Let’s Get to Work!
Have you ever noticed that many of the best things we hope for and we celebrate also come with the promise of a lot of hard work? Anyone who has welcomed a new child into their lives knows the joy of that arrival and the immense work it takes to care for this precious, helpless […]
The Master of “What if…”
The words “what if” contain a powder keg of potential. All of the amazing advances we have experienced through the centuries in physics, technology, healthcare and so much more started with someone uttering these two words, “what if.” One generation of discovery is built upon by the next, reaching new heights by asking the same […]
Keeping the Cross in Christmas
At Bethel Lutheran Church we have been reading through the book of Matthew. As it turns out, the end of Matthew coincides with Advent and Christmas. The irony is not lost on me. The crucifixion occurs during Holy Week, not Advent. Resurrection is for Easter, not Christmas… or is it? For as long as I […]
On Following Jesus… Gluten-Free
As many of you may know, I was recently diagnosed with Celiac disease. It seems my body attacks my small intestine when it finds gluten in my system. Over time, the damage results in malabsorption and all sorts of other bad things can happen with that. Gluten is found in wheat, barley and rye. So, […]
Live Your Baptism – Share Your Stories
The Bible is filled with ideas. Some ideas are beautiful, others are challenging, some give us comfort, others bring a deep fear. But Christianity is so much bigger than ideas. Just reading through the Gospel of Matthew can convince you of that. We may be tempted to think that Jesus is all about ideas, but […]
Use It, Don’t Abuse It
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Spiritual Rhythms
/by David SeabaughI eat every day. Usually, I eat at the same time every day. My body enjoys the rhythm of eating and benefits from that regularity. The same is true of many other things in my life. I brush my teeth twice a day as a part of my morning and evening routines. I go to […]
You Know the Cure
/by David SeabaughYou can relate to her suffering. You know it too well. You still bear the scars. It’s such a common disease, yet it affects people so differently. This menacing malady is stealthy; its victims can have it without ever realizing it. Worse yet, it somehow convinces us that we’re fine… but we’re not. Slowly, deliberately, […]
Say the Word
/by David SeabaughIt is fascinating to witness the change in behavior when a person learns that I’m a pastor. Some people express an instant sense of guilt or insecurity. It’s awkward. If someone has been using foul language before they realize the reverend’s presence, they may apologize to me, or if a word or two slips out […]
Rise Above
/by David SeabaughMy favorite seat in the airplane is the window seat. I know it’s not the most convenient seat in the airplane for getting around, but that’s a small price to pay for the view out the window. There is just nothing like looking down on entire cities, lakes or mountain ranges. If I’m lucky, I […]
Carrying Jesus
/by David SeabaughI have come to the painful realization that only so much can be said about the Bible in a single sermon or Bible class. Just because I get to teach something in a Bible class doesn’t mean it will make it into a sermon. This means a lot of powerful biblical truths are left sitting […]