--> I mentioned the tragedy of the weekend shooting to a friend the other day and they asked “Which one?” I was referring to the massacre in Orlando but my friend had a point.Hardly a day goes by without the report of another fatal shooting south of the boarder. The outrage over the Orlando shooting…
Deeper into Baptsim
Deeper into Baptism Last week we dove in to the discussion of baptism by looking at the Baptism of Jesus, and from that story we discovered that Jesus’ Baptism was Intentional, that it wasn’t without opposition, that it was a baptism of obedience, that it happened in the water and that Jesus’ Baptism testified to…
Playing God
--> “Death with dignity” or “Physician assisted suicide”, you can call it what you will but it is now a reality in Canada. While our elected representatives have struggled to put together a law that would benefit the most and harm the least, the deadline imposed by the Supreme Court has come and gone. The…
Diving into Baptism
The Baptism of Jesus It’s just confusing. We all know the story of John the Baptist, and we know the story of Jesus and we even know the point where the two stories intercept. And that’s where it gets confusing. There are two things we know that seem to muddy the water, so to speak. …
Good Bye Mrs. T
The other day I attended the funeral of a lady I had known for over forty years. During my teen years,Mary Thomas was the mother of my best friend and my second mom. I am sure that there were times that I was at the Thomas house more than I was at the Guptill house. …
The Nature of Holiness
The nature of Holiness If there is one concept in the bible that seems to be foreign to us in 2016, almost to the point of incomprehensible is the concept of sacrifice. Not the concept of making sacrifices for something or someone, we all do that on a fairly regular basis. As parents we make…
What about the Ponies?
I saw a headline awhile back that said, “The Global eradication of Polio” and my first thought was, “I didn’t know there was a movement to eradiation Polo. Maybe it has something to do with the way they treat the ponies.” Seriously, I am not making this up. And then I realized the article was…
Enough with the Selfies
Enough with the selfies. And you thought that selfies were harmless. When selfies first came out I thought taking pictures of yourself with a cell phone was a passing fad. But no, it seems that they are here to stay. All kinds of people are taking pictures of themselves, from the famous to the unknown. …
The Blame Game
Selfies are nothing new and certainly nothing out of the ordinary. But what about a selfie taken at 182 Kilometers per hour? Last summer, Christal McGee of Georgia was involved in an accident while taking a selfie using the Snapchat speed filter, which posts your speed in your selfie. While trying to drive and take…