5 hugs a day During this social distancing period, what have you been denied that really is special in your everyday life? Maybe you’ve run out of your favorite ice cream, possibly the lack of sporting events, not getting to go to church, seeing your friends or family members. Quite frankly, one of mine is […]
Sermon on the Mount It was the first day of Spring. I woke up to a steady downpour of rain and joined a group of faithful sisters on a weekly early morning “Cry Out” call. Our facilitator led us in Praise, for His Name and His attributes. Then she led us to pray any Scripture God […]
Look up While you are looking out for yourself and your family, look up! At times of peril and extreme stress, many of us turn inward and start looking solely at the circumstances and the myriad of possible outcomes. This attitude tends to bring isolation and defeat. It truly reveals that which we are trusting for our peace and […]
Bad news Virus and Repentance…what do they have in common? Today, we are facing a pandemic coronavirus. If it has not touched your life or your family’s, it is simply news. Mostly bad! But to those that are directly or indirectly impacted, it is very real and dangerous. Many elderly have died. Your financial circumstances […]
F-F-F FEAR, FAITH AND THE FUTURE…are so interrelated. Let’s examine each separately and then see how they impact us. · Fear—an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or threat. Terror, fright or alarm. · Faith—complete trust or confidence in someone or something. Trust, belief, confidence […]
Do I trust Jesus? As I was pulling up behind a car at a stop light yesterday, a thought really hit me. Why, because twice the day before two cars stopped suddenly in front of me and as I slammed on my brakes, everything in the front and back seats went flying into the floor. […]
Dads, what is your view of a ‘blessing’? No, not the one over a meal! A personal, maybe spiritual blessing? Probably, if you have never received one it would be a foreign term to you. Or maybe you did. What was that like; do you remember at least one, maybe more? Did it have an […]
Let there be light Darkness…existed before anything was. In Genesis 1.2, we are told that “darkness was over the face of the deep” “and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters”. Guess what first thing God created—yes, light! God pronounced it good and separated the light from the darkness. That is where […]
Young men Where do we start? Boys, young men, our future—they are taking their own lives at an ever increasing rate. A seventeen year-old athlete with a scholarship to Georgia Tech stepped in front of an oncoming train to end his life last week. A boy with a future, but burdened by his family’s circumstances. The mass […]
Memories Remember back…when something significant happened and you recall many details. Well, on January 1, 1959, Joanne and I were on our honeymoon in New Orleans. We had just married on December 27. Yes, correct, sixty-one years ago. She and I went to the Sugar Bowl in the Tulane Stadium. That is when there were […]