Pastor Dial

Where is There?

“Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?’” John 14:5 August 25, 2023 The famous western humorist, Will Rogers, is purported to have said, “I don’t need to go anywhere. I’m already there.” This is more than just a cute quip. It leads us

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A Puzzled Disciple

“Simon Peter said to him, ‘Lord, where are you going?’ Jesus answered him, ‘Where I am going you cannot follow me now, but you will follow afterward.’” John 13:36 August 24, 2023 The questions the disciples asked Jesus are revealing and useful to us. We probably, given the same circumstances, would have presented similar questions.

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Free at Last

“And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 August 22, 2023 Jesus claimed to be the truth by which sets men free from sin. The truth is Jesus Christ. Libraries and halls of learning have been known to post the words, “the truth shall make you free.” But

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Creating Calamity

“I form light and create darkness; I make well-being and create calamity; I am the LORD, who does all these things.” Isaiah 45:7 August 16, 2023 Imagine, if you can, a wall of fire of 1,000-degree temperature coming toward you traveling at one minute in a mile. The Lahaina, Hawaii fire storm is an unwelcome

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Masquerading

“You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.” Matthew 7:5 August 15, 2023 We are hearing a lot about “mental illness” these days. With mental sins being in exile our secularized society has to find vocabulary that

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