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Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
In the Meantime
with Richard Selke
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Welcome to In the Meantime. We are living in the time between Christ's ascension into heaven and His promised return to earth. In the Meantime is a collection of stories written by Richard Selke, about God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and His presence, love, mercy and grace in his life. In the meantime, Jesus is Lord! Hallelujah!
The Jumper: From Despair to Hope
I was invited to speak at a suicide prevention conference and my host and I were eating breakfast at the hotel. A young man walked up to our table and asked if he could join us. He turned out to be the keynote speaker for the conference. His name was Kevin Hines and he told us his story ...
Richard Selke
4 min read
Smells Like Money!
Every other month or so, Buster would arrive to pump out the grease trap at the Montana Mining Company steak house in NorthPark Center ...
Richard Selke
5 min read
Psalm 23
Psalms is the prayer book and song book of the Bible. Many of us have learned to pray by reading these prayers prayed thousands of years ago by men and women going through trials, temptations and sufferings similar to those we experience today ...
Richard Selke
4 min read
BOOM!!!
Every Friday ... the siren would wail ... the signal to stop whatever we were doing ... cover our heads ... in case an atomic bomb exploded.
Richard Selke
4 min read
The Living Word of God
I was attending a conference at a retreat center in the Texas hill country and sharing a room with three other men. One night, my roommates kept me awake by a diverse symphony of snoring. After being awake for some time and not being able to fall back to sleep, I got up, grabbed an article I'd brought with me, and went outside ...
Richard Selke
7 min read
When Hearts Are Broken
Early the morning of July 4, 2025, a tragic flood occurred along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country, killing many children and adults. This prayer is offered for the flood victims and all who love them ...
Richard Selke
3 min read
A Daily Prayer
The most important thing I do each day is pray. I want to share a prayer with you that I pray every morning. Over the years, this prayer has changed as my understanding of God, my relationship with Him and my faith in Him have grown ...
Richard Selke
4 min read
Our Father
I am blessed to be a father. Susan and I share six amazing children ... And we have the added joy of seven precious grandchildren ... Being a father and a grandfather is one of life's greatest blessings ...
Richard Selke
4 min read
Clueless: On Ethnocentrism
During seminary, I took a course in cross-cultural leadership. My professor asked us to write a paper about our cultural identity journey - an autobiographical reflection on how our background had shaped the way we see the world and people from other cultural groups. As I set down to write, I assumed ...
Richard Selke
4 min read
It's Still Easter!
It's still Easter! Did you know that? You might be thinking, "Wait, didn't Easter Sunday already happen this year?" Well yes, it did. But what many people don't realize is that Easter isn't just one day on the calendar. Easter Sunday is the most important day of the Christian year because ...
Richard Selke
4 min read
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