Living Above the Sun Ministries

Late last night I was reading through Deuteronomy in the Bible. I would say if there is one book to really zero in on to learn how to live a successful, disciplined, and structured life, it’s Deuteronomy. A common theme and phrase repeated over and over throughout the book is “…teach this to your children and grandchildren…” We tend to take grace today, and toss the rest of it out the window! Jesus’ death fulfilled Levitical law of sacrifice, but His death didn’t nullify the Old Testament or the outline for living right and the things that God directly said, "pass this down generation after generation." God has always just wanted obedience more than sacrifice. Moreover, all the New Testament points back and references the Old Testament. Paul’s words are nothing new on the block. His messages in the Pauline letters can be traced back to ideas Moses said….it all came from GOD, the inspiration to scripture. Jesus Himself confesses He was the Word from the beginning. A section of...

I can remember being a small child, three or four, and accompanying my dad to the nursing home where he was the chaplain. I still pass the nursing home every now and then and I'm taken back to those vague but memorable days with my dad. In this nursing home was my granny, Ruby. My grandmother, Nell, tried her very best to take care of her mother at home, but granny's parkinsons disease was too much for my grandma to take on by herself. It's no secret nursing homes don't treat patients right all the time, my grandma watched her mother suffer cruelty in the nursing home and vowed she would never let that happen to herself. The older folks at the home loved my dad, everyone in these parts call him Jimmy. He gave tender touches and hugs, he would crouch down to look them in the eye as they sat in their wheelchairs. I can't remember a lot about being at the home with my dad, just that I was there. We would sing, he would preach, and they loved it. Growing up I ...