April 23, 2026
5th Gear: Settling into my Groove Please be sure to follow us on our new Instagram page “@721ministrieslive” Prior to this Easter season, we were exploring the idea of driving in 5th Gear, not whining the transmission out in […]
April 16, 2026
Mary – Disciples – Peter – Thomas What do these four have in common? And what might they have in common with you? Mary Magdalene was in the throes of heartbreak. Her world had been shattered. The disciples were […]
April 9, 2026
The Empty Tomb: Okay, So What? You may have already forgotten about Easter, and Jesus’ sacrifice for you on that horrible cross, but I haven’t. The fact that there is an empty tomb in Jerusalem means Jesus is who […]
April 2, 2026
Our Easter Hero If you were asked to give a description of a Christian, and I mean by that a disciple of Christ, not a person who goes to a Christian church, what would you say? Notice I said a […]
March 26, 2026
5th Gear: Free Will Driver’s License Please be sure to follow us on our new Instagram page “@721ministrieslive” Have you had to take away a parent’s driver’s license? It is excruciating for everyone involved. For you, the pain is […]
March 19, 2026
5th Gear: Freed Up Free Will Follow us on our new Instagram page “@721ministrieslive” To live in Jesus’ 5th Gear we must harmonize in our minds several dichotomies. Perhaps the most confusing and troubling is the “Free Will vs […]
March 12, 2026
5th Gear: Less Self More Self Follow us on our new Instagram page “@721ministrieslive” “He must become greater; I must become less.” (John 3:30) The Holy Spirit, through John the Baptist, is telling us that the more we diffuse […]
March 5, 2026
5th Gear: Less is More “He must become greater; I must become less.” (John 3:30) In our modern Self-worshipping “I gotta be me” society, the idea of “becoming less” is anathema. Furthermore, the idea of becoming less because […]
February 26, 2026
5th Gear: Contentment: The Quest for Peace “He must become greater; I must become less.” (John 3:30) When John the Baptist tells his disciples this, he is saying that he is done with comparing and competing. And more […]
February 19, 2026
5th Gear: No Jesus – No Peace “The 5th gear lowers engine RPMs at highway speeds, reducing noise and wear and tear.” That old crusty John Baptist makes two statements that, if we slow down and think deeply […]
February 12, 2026
5th Gear: Comparing and Competing “The 5th gear lowers engine RPMs at highway speeds, reducing noise and wear and tear.” That old crusty John the Baptist made two statements that, if we slow down and think deeply about […]
February 5, 2026
5th Gear = Lush Pasture “The 5th gear lowers engine RPMs at highway speeds, reducing noise and wear and tear.” As many of you know, one of my favorite Jesus sayings is, “I have come that they may […]