Author Archives: LJones

Kingdom People – Fruit Bearers The apples produced by a small orchard behind my grandparent’s house served many purposes. We ate them, cooked them, used them for ammunition in war games, and shot them off fence posts with a .22.  … Continue reading →

Kingdom People – Those Who Amaze Testimonies are powerful advertising tools, but they can also be liabilities. A few months ago television celebrity Dr. Oz was criticized by a Senate consumer panel for overstating the benefits of a weight-loss product.  … Continue reading →

Kingdom People – The Geological Wonder I love rocks. When I was a kid I could spend all day in a gravel driveway collecting specimens, mostly composed of limestone and quartz.  A few times I was certain I had found … Continue reading →

Kingdom People – Sons of the Kingdom  Know thy feed store manager! As a kid, I enjoyed trips to the feed store with my grandfather.  Actually, it was a feed and seed store where farmers purchased food for their livestock … Continue reading →

Kingdom People – The Fish Boy Recently, a 13 year-old California boy received school detention for sharing a chicken burrito with a friend. For those of us who grew up exchanging peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for tater tots, this … Continue reading →

Kingdom People – Worshippers – John 4:23-24 Christians and worship go together like peanut butter and jelly, Mom and apple pie, nuts and bolts. We call the time we spend together on weekends “worship services”, and the tone we set … Continue reading →

Kingdom People – The Desert Man – John 1:23-27 Some people will do anything for power. My grandfather was involved in politics most of his life, and when he died, the funeral chapel was packed with people from every walk … Continue reading →

Kingdom People – Threads Can riches keep us out of heaven?  They say, “You can’t take it with you.”  But is there anything wrong with accumulating as much as possible while we are here? Once Jesus said, “It is easier … Continue reading →

Kingdom People – The Wounded Never ride a friend’s bicycle down “dead-man’s hill.”  I learned this hard lesson as a kid during a summer visit to Kentucky.  The bike looked sturdy.  How was I to know the handlebars were loose?  … Continue reading →

Kingdom People – Spirit Led Jesus and the Jewish ruling council, also known as the Sanhedrin, were on a collision course.  The men who made up the council were Jesus’ spiritual brothers, and it is possible some of them were among … Continue reading →