revgregorynbakerJan 19, 20223 min readOld and NewScripture: Luke 5:37 – “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the new wine will burst the skins and will be spilled, and...
revgregorynbakerJan 12, 20223 min readCheck the LightScripture: Luke 11:35 – “Therefore consider whether the light in you is not darkness.” (NRSV) In his poem “An Essay on Criticism,”...
revgregorynbakerJan 5, 20223 min readBeyond the WallsScripture: Acts of the Apostles 7:48 – “Yet the Most High does not dwell in houses made with human hands…” (NRSV) There is a great...
revgregorynbakerDec 30, 20213 min readBuilding the FutureScripture: 1 Corinthians 3:10-17 – “According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and...
revgregorynbakerDec 16, 20213 min readAim for the StarsScripture: Isaiah 11:6 – “The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the...
revgregorynbakerDec 8, 20212 min readBridge to PeaceScripture: Isaiah 19:24 – “On that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth…” (NRSV)...
revgregorynbakerDec 1, 20213 min readTick, Tick, TickScripture: Psalm 90:12 – “So teach us to count our days that we may gain a wise heart.” Did you there are only twenty-four more shopping...
revgregorynbakerNov 25, 20213 min readFinding the PathScripture: Psalm 25:4 – “Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.” (NRSV) Today is Thanksgiving and we are reaching the...
revgregorynbakerNov 17, 20212 min readSleep on ItScripture: Psalm 3:5 – “I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the Lord sustains me.” There is a saying used especially by the young...
revgregorynbakerNov 10, 20213 min readPart of the SolutionScripture: 1 Timothy 6:17 – “As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the...
revgregorynbakerNov 3, 20212 min readIt Is PossibleScripture: Psalm 18:29 – “By you I can crush a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.” (NRSV) There is a lot of talk these days...
revgregorynbakerOct 20, 20212 min readFoot BathsScripture: John 13:10 – “Jesus said to him, ‘One who has bathed does not need to wash, except for the feet, but is entirely clean. And...
revgregorynbakerOct 13, 20213 min readFit to BurstScripture: Psalm 39:2-3 – “I was silent and still; I held my peace to no avail; my distress grew worse; my heart became hot within me....
revgregorynbakerOct 6, 20213 min readI Doubt ItScripture: Job 15:4 – “But you are doing away with the fear of God, and hindering meditation before God.” (NRSV) Is doubt a good thing?...
revgregorynbakerSep 29, 20213 min readLet It Out!Scripture: Psalm 140:10 – “Let burning coals fall on them! Let them be flung into pits, no more to rise!” The Psalms are the emotional...
revgregorynbakerSep 22, 20212 min readThe Truth Will Make You FreeScripture: John 8:32 – “And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” (NRSV) What is the greatest impediment toward...
revgregorynbakerSep 15, 20212 min readYour Should Love Your Enemies. Change My Mind. Scripture: Proverbs 29:9 – “If the wise go to law with fools, there is ranting and ridicule without relief.” (NRSV) Last night, our Bible...
revgregorynbakerSep 8, 20213 min readLife in the Slow LaneScripture: Psalm 73:2 – “But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.” (NRSV) They say that no good deed goes...
revgregorynbakerSep 1, 20212 min readI'll Be the Judge of That!Scripture: Romans 2:3 – “Do you imagine, whoever you are, that when you judge those who do such things and yet do them yourself, you will...
revgregorynbakerAug 25, 20213 min readYou BelongScripture: John 15:19 – “If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as its own. Because you do not belong to the world, but I...