by Gene Brack | Nov 3, 2022 | Now Matters, The Man Before Us
The man in the mirror was young and impulsive. If things got quiet, he would blurt out what everyone else was thinking but were too afraid to speak out. There was this one day that changed everything. The man in the mirror loved fishing. This day, his nets and those...
by Gene Brack | Oct 27, 2022 | Now Matters, The Man Before Us
She had been kicked to the curb more times than she could remember. The religious zealots threw her at the feet of Jesus. They had caught their prey in the very act of adultery, or so they said. They wanted her stoned to death and they wanted Jesus to do it. If he...
by Gene Brack | Oct 20, 2022 | Now Matters, The Man Before Us
The man before us cried out for mercy. The volume of his cry shattered the exclusive preferences of those crowding him out. He was barely mobile. Just a beggar outside the crowd. His unworthiness ranked high on the judgment charts of the masses that demanded his...
by Gene Brack | Oct 9, 2022 | Now Matters, The Man Before Us
The man before us had been mercilessly ridiculed and beaten with hatred. His crime? Mercy. He had broken through in a world micromanaged by corruption and intolerance. He had made the difference and had run the distance, but seemingly to no avail. Before us he bled,...
by Gene Brack | Oct 6, 2022 | Now Matters, The Man Before Us
The man before me commanded us to listen. He just wanted to be heard. He blurted out his story in waves of sobs and anger, even hatred. Volumes of outrage rose and fell, permeating the air. He needed counseling I thought. He needed a Christ-like attitude, I thought....
by Gene Brack | Sep 29, 2022 | 4 H.U.G.E. Questions, Now Matters
QUESTION #4: WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS AND WHY? Expectations require convictions. Our challenge is to lock into a conviction long enough for it to change us. Jesus said to Ask, Seek, Knock! Yet we’re wishy washy about our expectations. Why? Perhaps it is our...
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