by Greg Burdine | Sep 27, 2017 | Christian Living, Sermon
Why do bad things happen? Why doesn’t God stop all the evil in the world? How do you survive trouble? These are all good questions. In an earlier post I talked about ‘Why is there evil and suffering?’ But I want to continue that thought so we see the...
by Greg Burdine | Mar 27, 2017 | Christian Living, Sermon
A woman visited a church one Sunday. As the pastor preached, she was so caught up in his message that she exclaimed “Praise the Lord.” The person next to her leaned over and whispered, “Excuse me, but we don’t ‘praise the Lord’ in this church.” A man down the pew...
by Greg Burdine | Mar 18, 2017 | Christian Living, Current Issues, Sermon
Good things come to those who wait. But I hate waiting. As a child I hated waiting for Christmas. I hate waiting for an appointment at the doctor’s office. I hate waiting for an important phone call or meeting. A key belief of many Christians is that Jesus is...
by Greg Burdine | Nov 1, 2016 | Sermon
Life is made up of many decisions. Some are simple. But even simple decisions can be difficult. Like what flavor of ice cream do you want. Two children asked the lady at the ice cream counter why they only had chocolate and vanilla ice cream. She said, “If you knew...
by Greg Burdine | Jun 16, 2016 | Sermon
Money is important to people. I remember a funny story about riches… On a secluded island a lone pirate was captured who couldn’t speak English. The captain of the ship told his interpreter to say to the him, “Tell him if he doesn’t tell us where they have...