“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.“ (Philippians 1:3-5) I’m Read more…
Recently I attended a fundraiser with my family. We sat at a table with another family and became acquainted over dinner. As we exchanged the usual questions about our church affiliations, it was no surprise to hear them say how Read more…
It doesn’t take a national declaration for us to give thanks. Sometimes it takes a little desperation. In 1620 when the Pilgrims stepped off the Mayflower at Provincetown in Cape Cod, they were more than 220 miles off course. They Read more…
Pastor, my spouse wants to wait until he gets himself right before joining the church. What can I tell him?
In Reader’s Digest, a contributor told of an Aunt Ruby and Uncle Arnie who had adopted a baby boy after five years without a child. To their surprise, a short time after the adoption, Aunt Ruby discovered she was pregnant. . . .
A Canadian Press photo showed how one man from Havana, Cuba tried to appease God’s wrath. The man was lying on his back on a dirt road. Attached to his ankle was a chain several feet long. The other end Read more…
On Sunday, December 22, 1996, Carnell Taylor was making some bridge repairs when a truck skidded out of control and knocked him into the frigid waters below.
Joseph J. Brisson, a barge captain, saw Taylor fall . . . .
A farmer stopped at a restaurant for lunch. When he was served his food, he bowed his head and gave thanks to the Lord.
Some uncouth men sitting at a nearby table noticed the farmer’s prayer and shouted, “Hey Pops, back where you come from does everybody pray before they eat?”
Sometimes, our lives are thrown for a tailspin and circumstances suddenly spiral beyond our control. We long to return to our established sense of normalcy. We long for the routine over the revolutionary, the planned over the impromptu.
Why does God insist upon having us experience comfort-zone-breaking dilemmas?
Many of you Baby Boomers remember Dr. Richard Kimble. He was a fictitious TV character who was accused as the murderer of his wife. He insisted the crime was committed by a one-armed man. They tried him in court, and Read more…