The Power of Symbols

The Power of Symbols

Symbols, do they matter?  You bet they do.  They call us to action of some kind.  This is what the prophets used to connect with their listeners.  They spoke of eagles and horses, lamps and fig trees.  They all meant something.   See if you can figure out the...
Why the Imagery?  The Prophets

Why the Imagery? The Prophets

Imagine you’re trying to communicate with a group of people.  They’re not dumb by any respect, in fact they’re highly intelligent but opportunity has left them illiterate.  But the message you want to send need to be memorable as it is an important...
Level, Straight and Smooth–Luke 3:4-6

Level, Straight and Smooth–Luke 3:4-6

If you were given a commission to make a road level, straight and smooth, how would you treat the following barriers? Valleys–You would need to fill them in Mountains/hills–You would need to bulldoze them and lower them to make them level Crooked...
Once upon a Time–Mt 23

Once upon a Time–Mt 23

Once upon a time there was a people who for the most part knew what was right and did so because it was the loving thing to do.  Eventually it became less about loving and more about what was legally right and what was legally wrong.   Soon it was just about following...
The Truth about Jonah – Jonah 4:2

The Truth about Jonah – Jonah 4:2

Let’s tell it to the kids plainly about Jonah.   It wasn’t because he was afraid of what they would do to him.  We need to tell the kids the truth about Jonah’s story (tastefully) because they will more than likely face similar circumstances. Truly,...

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