I heard two kinds of speech yesterday. In a memorial service, I heard words that were healing, hopeful, encouraging, and life-giving. Friends and family members told their stories about a humble man who loved the Lord and who showed his… Continue reading

Holding the magazine sweepstakes envelope with the promise of $10 million winnings trumpeted on it, I got lost for a few moments in a daydream. I saw myself buying this person a car, paying off that person’s school loans, helping… Continue reading

Last night, an organization called Family Promise used our fellowship hall to present an opportunity for ministry to the homeless in our county. Over 60 local churches were invited to attend. About 30 persons actually showed up, representing just 9… Continue reading

Bob paid tribute to his circle of friends telling them that they added so much to his life. “You,” he said to the little circle of people at his 41st birthday party, “have helped me and encouraged me.” There was… Continue reading

(What follows is not original with me. I owe my ‘inspiration’ to Alan Nelson, a pastor in Arizona. If this TFTD offends you, please know I’m not sending it to be mean or even just to be humorous. There is… Continue reading

The contrast between two lives played in my mind as I drove home from the hospital yesterday. Vince, a humble servant of the Lord, served the street people of Manhattan, loved his wife, and prayed for his sons and daughters.… Continue reading

Sometimes we sing words during worship that have no meaning to us! Could be dangerous? Maybe. In that great hymn, A Mighty Fortress is Our God, there is a line that says, “Lord Sabaoth, His Name, from age to age… Continue reading

Over the weekend, floodwaters filled the Murphy’s home to a depth of several feet for the second time in less than a year! A team of men from the church went yesterday to help them start the clean-up. As we… Continue reading

Sometimes when we look down the road in the direction that God is leading, the only thing we can see is an impossibility! That was the situation that faced Israel as Joshua prepared to lead them into Canaan, the Promised… Continue reading

There is an old line that says, “I’d rather see a sermon than hear one anyday!” So, what’s your story? Everybody’s got one! Some are more dramatic than others, but our lives are a story, and we are adding chapters… Continue reading