by morgen | Dec 20, 2024 | Bread For The Journey, Uncategorized
We live on an apocalyptic battlefield with three actors. Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. 1 John 3:8 Have you ever heard...
by morgen | Dec 19, 2024 | Bread For The Journey, Uncategorized
The darkness around us is deep. (Read Matthew 2:7-18) Once you start reading it for yourself, you’ll discover the Bible is not a G-rated book. It’s not even PG or PG13. There are stories in the Bible that our best Directors and most advanced CGI special effects...
by morgen | Dec 18, 2024 | Bread For The Journey, Uncategorized
God works through flawed, broken people to accomplish his purposes. (Read Matthew 1:1-17) The New Testament opens with a genealogy, of all things. Jesus’ family tree. Doesn’t seem all that exciting. And it includes women – which you need to know ancient...
by morgen | Dec 16, 2024 | Bread For The Journey, Uncategorized
Christmas, as we celebrate it today on December 25th, began sometime in the 4th century. And it wasn’t a day. It was celebrated over 12 days – yep, that’s where the song comes from. It culminated in a day called Epiphany, which marked the revelation of Christ to the...
by morgen | Oct 11, 2024 | Bread For The Journey, Uncategorized
We’re thinking about caring for people who are walking through pain and suffering, acknowledging that it may be awkward, and that sometimes helping hurts. In Part 1, we talked about the healing power of presence, that there is an almost mystical power in...
by morgen | Sep 19, 2024 | Bread For The Journey, Uncategorized
Listening is Caring Our family recently received a tough diagnosis. Our kids’ grandmother, my wife’s mom, my mother-in-law (who finally asked me a few years ago “Why don’t you call me Mom?”), one of the kindest, most conscientious, loyal, good-natured,...
