Is Your Source of Joy the Same as Your Source of Happiness?

Images of joy. Words of joy. Source of joy. Preaching today for the third week in Advent. Lectionary short starters. http://readabible.org/comments-on-text/lectionary/161-lectionary-2015/1102-december-13-2015-lectionary.html

Thinking Your Preacher Has All the Answers

Position authority seems growing in society. Here’s my interpretation of Paul in caution to preachers lest we take on overmuch authority. http://readabible.org/comments-on-text/bible-courses/148-1-corinthians/third-millennium-church/essays-an-un-authoritative-church/772-preaching-it-pleased-god-by-the-foolishness-of-preaching-to-save-them-1-corinthians-1-21-kjv.html

Requesting Helpful Feedback Is Part of Good Communication

Communication is not finished without feedback. How to request good feedback. http://gracechapelfellowship.org/grace/listening-course/listening-pre-reqs/593-requesting-feedback-for-clarity-honesty-and-two-way-benefit.html

A Moment of Silence. Read Revelation for that Healing.

Preaching today on what is the value or purpose of silence in Revelation and in creation and in our lives? http://readabible.org/comments-on-text/bible-courses/162-revelation/short-discussion-guides/1101-revelation-8-1.html

This Is Called the Season of Joy. Do You Have Joy?

It’s about joy! Joy in the Advent. Joy in life now. Lectionary short, short comments and discussion starters. http://readabible.org/comments-on-text/lectionary/161-lectionary-2015/1102-december-13-2015-lectionary.html

How Do You Worship God? Who Tells You How?

How to find peace, courage, and guidance from God. Thinking about Revelation 4-5 and Step 3 of the 12 Steps. http://readabible.org/comments-on-text/bible-courses/127-revelation/twelves-course/712-think-paper-3-rev-4-5.html

Who Has Authority over You?

I hear in some circles much ado about authority. My thoughts on authority of Scriptures, then of preaching. http://readabible.org/comments-on-text/bible-courses/148-1-corinthians/third-millennium-church/essays-an-un-authoritative-church/773-scriptures-christ-died-for-our-sins-according-to-the-scriptures-1-corinthians-15-3-kjv.html

Read the Bible and Think about an Alternative Society of Peace

That Jesus would bring peace was announced by both John and the angels, yet peace seems elusive. Tailgate preaching today from the Lectionary for the second week in Advent. http://readabible.org/comments-on-text/lectionary/161-lectionary-2015/1100-december-6-2015-lectionary.html

How to Find Effective Words for Requests

How to say the request in the way most likely to get it heard and fulfilled. http://gracechapelfellowship.org/grace/listening-course/listening-pre-reqs/586-request-with-request-words.html

Reading Revelation/Apocalypse Help Me Imagine Paradise

Long before this world is really over, we get to imagine paradise. Tailgate preaching today on Revelation 7:14-17. http://readabible.org/comments-on-text/bible-courses/162-revelation/short-discussion-guides/1099-revelation-7-14-17.html