November 09, 2018
Those Who Serve
Because I live close to the church, if I have an evening meeting I sometimes come home for a bit in the afternoon to have a snack and read or watch a TV show. Yesterday...
Because I live close to the church, if I have an evening meeting I sometimes come home for a bit in the afternoon to have a snack and read or watch a TV show. Yesterday...
“We will tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.” Psalm 78:4 Who are those people in your life who have told...
I have been thinking about blessings. For me, blessings are the undeserved outpouring of God’s grace on our lives. Around us today there is so much hateful language, destructive behavior and uncertainty, causing fear and...
What heals? Medication, surgery, ointment, massage, touch, words, hugs, conversation, prayer, music, exercise? The list can go on and on, of the many ways we experience healing from the physical, emotional, and spiritual aches of...
“The word of Christ must live in you richly. Teach and warn each other with all wisdom by singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing to God with gratitude in your hearts.” Colossians 3:16 (Common...
Every day I think about how it might be for people who have never been in church, or haven’t been there for a long time, to come to church or even to an activity at...
There is an intriguing line in Scripture in I Samuel 3:1 – “The word of the Lord was rare in those days…” I have sometimes wondered if God went silent because the people consistently did...
Sometimes when people ask me why I like baseball, I tell them it’s because the main idea is to make it home. There’s this sense of satisfaction when my team’s runner takes off from third...
There are times when it is good to stand still. That gives us a chance to listen, to notice, to rest a bit and perhaps regroup. Jesus stopped for times of prayer and quiet. That...
It’s All In The Name At one time I got my hair cut at a salon named Abby’s Awesome Aura, or “AAA.” What a goofy name, right? One day, as the owner—whose name was NOT...