by markfeldmeir | Mar 23, 2012 | Faith, Jesus
Some people, in the face of extreme hardship, or loss, or grief, find comfort in the well-known, often over-used adage that “God never gives us more than we can bear.” Having sat with so many people over the years who have been given more than I could ever imagine...
by markfeldmeir | Feb 12, 2012 | Hospitality, Jesus, Obedience
I saw a bumper sticker the other day that should be banned. I imagine that the owner of that car had the best intentions when she stuck the sticker on the back of her blue hybrid. She’s probably one of the kindest, warmest, most peace-loving persons in all of North...
by markfeldmeir | Jan 5, 2012 | Featured, Grace, Jesus, Obedience
Some people make a name for themselves by their successes and achievements at work. We live in a culture in which our identity (who we are) is often defined by our occupation (what we do). When someone asks us, “What do you do,” we’re apt to say, “I’m a teacher,” or...
by markfeldmeir | Nov 16, 2011 | Faith, Family, Featured, Jesus, Obedience
In Matthew 25 Jesus tells a story – the very last story, according to Matthew, that Jesus ever told – about Judgment Day, when the King calls each of us before him so that he can make a final assessment of how we lived our lives. Unlike the popular images we have of...
by markfeldmeir | Oct 27, 2011 | Faith, Humility, Jesus
Every once in a while I watch Antiques Road Show on PBS. People who have inherited a family heirloom, or stumbled across a piece of art or furniture at a yard sale, or found an old porcelain doll from their childhood will drag their treasure in for an appraiser to...
by markfeldmeir | Sep 22, 2011 | Jesus, Obedience
Not long ago, a friend of mine asked me if I had a favorite parable of Jesus. “Of all the parables that Jesus told, which one seems to speak to you the most?” There are, as you know, a handful of very popular parables that, even for non-Christians, bear universal...
