He Knows The Future
Renton Seventh-day Adventist Church Blog
by Randy Maxwell
4y ago
In Jesus’ famous “sermon on the mount,” the Master said, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged,…” (Matt. 7:1, 2). A friend from out-of-state had recently divorced and joined a support group for men. Though he feels acceptance within the group, he told me how uncomfortable he feels walking into the larger church gathering—as if people know the circumstances, and are looking down at him in judgment. He bristled and said, “They don’t have all the information. They are judging me solely based on the one thing they think they know, but ha ..read more
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What the World Needs Now
Renton Seventh-day Adventist Church Blog
by Randy Maxwell
4y ago
Some of my childhood memories revolve around the music I grew up listening to. We all have a soundtrack of our lives that echo the times in which we live. I grew up in L.A. during the sixties—a tumultuous decade of war, riots, assassinations, violence and racial unrest. One song I remember that blared from our 8-track player in my father’s car was “What the World Needs Now” composed by Burt Bacharach. The song was released and made popular by Jackie DeShannon in 1965, but Dionne Warwick sang the version I remember. Lord, we don’t need another mountain  There are mountains and hillsides enough ..read more
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Flood Assurance
Renton Seventh-day Adventist Church Blog
by Randy Maxwell
4y ago
The images coming out of Houston and other Texas towns ravaged by Hurricane Harvey are heartbreaking. The coastal cities of Beaumont and Port Arthur got pummeled with 26 inches of rain in 24 hours — and it’s still raining. Flood waters have swallowed entire communities and multiplied thousands have lost everything they’ve worked their whole lives for. Flood waters can alter a landscape forever. Businesses, property, and lives are ruined and a “new normal” must arise from the devastation. The enemy of our souls comes against us like this also. Isaiah 59:19 says, “When the enemy shall come in l ..read more
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