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Living in Two Worlds (1 Peter 1:13-15)

 What holiness looks like and why it matters.  

You Have No Idea What Will Happen Next

                  George Keith’s new BMW had just downshifted into first gear and nothing he did would make it shift up into second.   He called the dealership, and they told him to bring it in at 7 am the next day.    When he arrived, he was told that he was going to have to wait another hour because the mechanics did not start until 8 am.                George was livid!   Why would they have 7 am appointments if nothing could be done until 8?   He had a meeting at 8 o’clock and now he was stuck in a waiting room.   When the mechanics finally came on duty, they fixed his car in less than five minutes.   This made him even angrier!   If it was something so simple, surely, they could have squeezed him in the day before.   Now, his entire day was behind schedule.   George jumped in the car and took off, hoping to catch the end of his meeting.                  As he raced downtown, George looked over his right shoulder and saw an airliner flying low over the Hudson River.   Then, th

The Unexpected Gospel (1 Peter 1)

 Peter's perspective about what God did, what we are to do and what could result is worth hearing.  

Surviving Our Struggles (1 Peter 1): Finding God's grace in hard times.

 Problems and difficulties do not necessary mean that something has gone wrong. Maybe they are signs that you are exactly where God needs you to be.  

Seeing is Believing

                   Have you seen the new television commercials for Newfoundland and Labrador?                  One I saw last night began by showing iconic images of the region, including shots of the ocean, beautiful mountains and valleys, quaint fishing villages, wide open spaces, and lighthouses.   Interestingly, no one says a word until the thirty-eight-second mark of the one-minute-long commercial and even then, there is just a cryptic message about setting your imagination free.   No one mentions the cost of airplane tickets, or how busy the hotels are in the summer.   The Newfoundland and Labrador tourism board seems to understand that if they can get you to dream about a vacation there, the cost and the hassle will be irrelevant.                Peter understood that principle as wel

New Life and New Hope (1 Peter 1:3-5)

 A beautiful picture of the Christian life.