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Consider This: Begin Again

One day, in 1888, Alfred Nobel awoke to a surprise; He found out he was dead!   In fact, it was Alfred’s brother, Ludvig, who had passed away, but a French newspaper mistakenly ran Alfred’s obituary instead, and Alfred did not like what he saw. The headline said, “The Merchant of Death is Dead!” The rest of the article described Alfred as a greedy, terrible man who invented dynamite and made his fortune at the misfortune of others. He was remembered as one whose invention escalated wars around the world and tore families apart forever. Alfred was disturbed by this harsh assessment of his life, so he decided to change it.   You may not have known that Alfred Nobel invented dynamite. It is more likely that you remember him for a much better legacy, the Nobel Prizes. Instead of giving his fortune to his family, he set up prizes for “those who, during the preceding year, shall have conferred the benefit on mankind” in various disciplines. First given out in 1901, they conti...
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Flee and Pursue (1 Timothy 6:11)

 One short verse that will help us focus on what is best and use our days well.  https://youtu.be/B-o2fUTjGKA  
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Consider This: When Trouble Comes

“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). The last part of Jesus’ statement is comforting. The first part, not so much. If trouble is a guarantee, the question becomes, “What can we do when it happens? What is the best response?” The book of Job has some good advice for us, as seen in the initial actions of his three friends.   First, they show up! “When Job’s three friends… heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out… to go and sympathize with him and comfort him” (Job 2:11). We like to believe that everyone wants privacy, and we should mind our own business, but that is not true! Especially in times of trouble, we need connection and visible expressions of care. Listen to Paul’s words as he reflects on a difficult time in his life, “God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus… so that my joy was greater than ever” (2 Corinthians 7:6-7). Showing up matters, and it makes a di...
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Bad to Better: How our regrets can make us stronger

 Everyone has regrets! You do not get through life without them.  So, the question becomes, "What do you do with those feelings?"  The good news is that God can use them for our good and the good of others, if we let him. Here is how. https://youtu.be/xTBmvPta3lQ  
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Like A Good Mom (Job 2)

 Job may sound like an odd place to go to for a Mother's Day lesson. However, his friends do three things that we need to be reminded to do. They are things that Mothers do naturally. You can make a difference if you respond this way. https://youtu.be/Q7aIy2Us-jQ   
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Consider This..... Examples Matter

   In 1980, Terry Fox, a victim of cancer that took half of his right leg, decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research.  He ran 26 miles per day for 143 days until his cancer returned and forced him to stop at Thunder Bay, Ontario.  Sadly, Terry did not live to see the results of his efforts.  However, his run and foundation have since raised over $900 million.   Inspired by Terry, Steve Fonyo began his Journey for Lives run across the country in 1984.  He completed it in 425 days, raising $13.5 million.  Though his later life was fraught with problems, for a moment, Steve Fonyo inspired others.      Also inspired by Terry, Rick Hansen embarked on his Man in Motion tour in 1985.  Over the next two years, he wheeled around the world and raised $26 million for spinal cord research.         Terry Fox took a terrible circumstance and used it to help others.  His action ins...
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Consider This..... Just a Glimpse

                 While studying for my Easter Sunday lesson, I noticed something I had never seen before.   See if you see it too.                  “The women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples” (Matthew 28:8). “Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb” (Mark 16:8).                “When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others” (Luke 24:9). “Then the disciples all went back to their homes” (John 20:10). Did you catch it?   No one stayed at the tomb!   History’s most important event had just happened right there, and no one hung around.   They took a quick look and left!   Is that not strange?   T...
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