by Pastor Craig | GodPonder
As I write this post we are driving back home to Minnesota, after a visit to Houston, Texas. On our first visit in almost 25 years, as expected, a lot has changed. The congregation I served, Christ Lutheran – Houston, is no longer a Lutheran Church. They planed...
by Craig McCourt | GodPonder
This morning I went for a drive. Part of the trip was on my schedule, part of it was not. The first 20 minutes was, the next 60 were not. This morning I gave a ride to a young man who was in need of a ride home. He has made some very poor choices in life and freely...
by Craig McCourt | GodPonder, Proverbs, Wisdom Wednesday
April 10, 2019 The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but destruction to evildoers. Proverbs 10:29 (ESV) Have you ever had one of those experience where you just seemed to arrive somewhere at the perfect time? This morning I walked into my favorite...
by Craig McCourt | Easter, GodPonder, Tuesday Grace
Tuesday Grace – April 2, 2019 I often complain that Easter gets the short end of the Holiday fanfare. For the Christian there is no more important day of the year than Easter, yet where is all the wonderful Easter music? Why aren’t the stores filled with Easter...
by Craig McCourt | GodPonder, Proverbs, Wisdom Wednesday
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV) I like straight roads – the kind you find that rise and fall over rolling hills are my...
by Craig McCourt | Friday Edition, GodPonder, Luke
And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. Luke 15:11 (ESV) It almost sounds like the opening of a good joke, but this was no joke. Jesus begins this amazing parable commonly known as the Parable of the Prodigal Son, with something to which many of those...