Tag Archives: Jesus

Please Don't Prune Me!

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Rick Wadholm

I heard a good message today from John 15:1-11: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vineyard keeper. 2 He removes any of my branches that don’t produce fruit, and he trims any branch that produces fruit so … Continue reading →

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Who Was Joseph's Father?

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

I was asked today about the seeming disparity between the genealogy of Matthew and Luke, both of whom provide a different father’s name for Joseph the (supposed) father of Jesus: Jacob (Matthew 1.16) and Heli (Luke 3.23). There are two … Continue reading →

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Preaching Jesus' Parables

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

Sound advice on preaching/teaching the parables of Jesus. 🙂

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I Can Almost See Jesus

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Rick Wadholm

I recently bought the blue-ray edition of Ben-Hur (1959) and we had a family movie night last night enjoying it. One thing, however, kept coming up. Cambria (8) kept commenting how badly she wanted to see Jesus’ face. If you … Continue reading →

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Do We Really Need the Old Testament?

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

As someone who serves as an Instructor in Old Testament at one college (Providence University College and Theological Seminary) and an Assistant Professor whose primary focus is in Old Testament at another college (Trinity Bible College), this question has significant … Continue reading →

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Asking for Blessing or Giving Thanks?

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

In a recent conversation, I noted a particular question that was posed about “blessing the food” when we gather to eat. Here are my reflections: We do not ask for the food to be blessed, per se, but we bless … Continue reading →

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A Day To Celebrate?

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

Today was my final worship service with the congregation I have loved and served for the last decade. And it was exactly the kind of day I wanted to share with my church family: our annual church at the lake. … Continue reading →

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IHS – What Does It Mean?

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

I had a conversation with a couple of the ladies in my church today about a symbol that is imprinted into the fabric lining the bottom of our brass offering plates. I had overheard one of them telling the other … Continue reading →

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Hungry with Questions

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

Yesterday I preached from Matthew 15:29-39 about the feeding of the 4,000 (men, less women and children and not to be confused with the feeding of the 5,000 men plus women and children [Matthew 14:13-21]): 29 Jesus left there and went … Continue reading →

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The Life of a Flower

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Rick Wadholm

Yesterday, my eight year old daughter (Cambria) was commenting on the amazing bouquet of flowers beautifully displayed on our table. She got after one of the other kids for knocking some of the babies breath off telling them, “Don’t kill … Continue reading →

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