Tuesday, July 6th, 2021
The best advice we received prior to serving our mission in Zambia was “Be yourself.” That came from Brenda “Beans” Tate who shared it as she and her husband Dave were wrapping up their three-year stint as...
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading...
Thursday, July 1st, 2021
This weekend most of us will in some form celebrate our nation’s independence, as first declared 245 years ago, when John Hancock and others declared the 13 colonies free from British rule. Men fought for the freedom...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021
Recently the Christian community celebrated a tremendous day — it is referred to as “Pentecost Sunday.” It occurs 50 days after Passover, the crucifixion of our Lord and Savior Jesus; seven days after Jesus ascended into heaven...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Tuesday, June 15th, 2021
Have you ever felt alone? Have you ever wanted to be left alone? It’s a weird paradox. We hate being lonely, but we often want to be left alone. I have come to realize that I don’t...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Tuesday, June 1st, 2021
It has been said that human beings are “hard-wired” to worship. I believe that. Throughout the thousands of years of recorded history, the overwhelming majority of people have believed in some kind of a higher power that...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...
Tuesday, May 25th, 2021
“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.” -John 15:12 This is a story about friends helping a friend – a friend they will never meet. About one month ago we...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Tuesday, May 18th, 2021
On Sunday the Christian Church will celebrate the third of the three major festivals in the church year: the Feast of Pentecost. This festival has been observed for thousands of years, first by the Jews and then...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Tuesday, May 11th, 2021
Sometimes things seem to drag on forever, and then on the other hand, once a long drawn out affair is over it can seem to have begun just last month. I think for many of us that...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Tuesday, April 27th, 2021
I have heard any number of times in the past year about an alleged Chinese curse that is something like “may you live in interesting times.” I have to admit I know nothing of the Chinese language; I...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
If Jesus, the Messiah, struggles with God, and Jacob, one of the patriarchs of the Hebrew nation, struggles with God, what makes you think you are not going to? In Mark’s Gospel we see the very human...
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...
