Dear friends, For many of us it is time to put away all the Christmas decorations and take one last look at the various Christmas cards we received from friends far and wide. I have a great deal of affection for these friends and family members, and I long to be with them on a…
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Dear friends, Will 2019 be an “unhappy or happy new year?” I am not a prophet so I am not making any predictions for you or for me. I can confidently say however that if you are a “Jesus follower” 2019 can be a joy-filled year! If you looked up joy in the dictionary you…
If you haven’t noticed, “Super Heroes” are extremely popular right now. I remember reading Superman comics when I was a kid, but that’s about it. The latest Marvel movie, “Infinity War” features 28 superheroes, but one expert estimates 15,000 characters in the Marvel universe alone. Overwhelming? Hardly. “Infinity War” is now one of just three…
The Christmas tree was lit, the tinsel was glistening, the presents were piled up under the tree. You got up early Christmas morning before everyone else was up and, oh so carefully, examining one particular present with your name on it. Although you were too afraid to unwrap it before you were supposed to, you…
Dear friends, Christmas Eve is the most common day of the year to suffer a heart attack, researchers have found. A study done in Sweden over 16 years compared the dates and times of 280,000 heart attacks. They found heart attacks peaked at 10 pm on December 24. The researchers, led by experts at the…
Dear friends, I was just doing a perusal of my book shelf looking for this title, “Running on Empty!” Empty as an adjective means containing nothing, depleted or not occupied. We all understand that it would take a miracle for a car to run without any fuel. Thus we check our gas gauge to see…
Dear friends, “Whatever happens, give thanks, because it is God’s will in Christ Jesus that you do this” Are you a thankful person? King David said that he praised the Lord 7 times a day. Gratitude must be one of the healthiest human emotions that one can experience in this fallen world. Webster says that…
Dear Church Family, If you woke up and glanced at the front page of the New York Times on June 25, 1927, you would have seen articles about Harvard beating Yale in a boat race, significant political events in China and even an article about the famed aviator Colonel Charles Lindbergh. You also would have…
Strengths Finder, Enneagram, DISC… all of these are tests designed to help understand yourself better. One of the most popular is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Their website claims that over 153 million people have taken their test. (https://www.16personalities.com) You can take a short online test that will ask you a variety of questions and…
Dear friends, How many expectations are there going into marriage – can you count that high? Do those of you who have children, “expect” anything from them? How about you grandparents – any hopes and dreams for your grandchildren? What does God expect from you? The question is not new and God’s answer to that…