by Ron Moore | Dec 3, 2019 | Blogs, Christmas, Culture, Everyday Life
When you hear the word “hospitality” it is often in terms of a person having people over for dinner capped off with coffee and dessert. That’s a great thing to do, but biblical hospitality goes much deeper. Someone has well said: Hospitality is not having someone into...
by Ron Moore | Nov 27, 2019 | Blogs, Culture, Everyday Life, Faith, Fear
Joshua, the Old Testament leader of Israel, was given a heavy assignment. Following the great leader Moses, God charged Joshua to lead Israel into the Promised Land. Joshua knew the challenges and risks. Seven groups of people inhabited the Canaan and there would be...
by Ron Moore | Nov 20, 2019 | Blogs, Culture, Everyday Life, Faith
Believers know that following Christ involves sacrifice. There will be battles to fight. We want to know if the battles will be worth it. Joshua knew that they would not enter the Promised Land the next day or the day after that. There would be many battles to fight....
by Ron Moore | Oct 28, 2019 | Blogs, Everyday Life, Real Life
Two men decided to build a house. Both dreamed of a room where their family would meet and watch movies, eat popcorn, play games, and have real family conversations in front of a blazing fire. With their wives they planned the kitchen—counter space, storage space,...
by Ron Moore | Oct 21, 2019 | Blogs, Everyday Life, Real Life
When my family moved to Pittsburgh in 1989, one of the first men I met was Al. Although twenty-five years my elder, we became friends. When our church went through a rocky time, Al and I became even closer commiserating over coffee at McDonald’s. Al had owned a...
by Ron Moore | Oct 14, 2019 | Blogs, Everyday Life, Leadership, Real Life
If you are alive, sooner or later, you will run into the buzz saw of conflict. Some people visit the land of conflict occasionally. Others seem to make the land of conflict their permanent residence. Let’s begin with a biblical foundation. What does the Bible say...