Free Makeover
How many times have we heard someone make the comment (or we make it ourselves) that an acquaintance “let herself go”. Usually when such an observation is made it is referring to someone who entered a season of life wherein they stopped taking care of their appearance and a clear downgrade has been the result. …
More Than One Way To Rouse You
At about 6 PM on Saturday evening I set my clock ahead one hour as we do each time this year for Daylight Savings Time. I needed to awake early on Sunday and re-submerge myself in my Sunday sermons for some fine tuning. I had nearly forgotten to set the clock ahead which would have…
Church Attire Doesn’t Include A Black Mask
There is room for doubt as to whether anyone has ever chosen Colossians 4:7 for their personal “life-verse”. This verse centers on a man with a very funny sounding name (Tik-ee-kuss) and really doesn’t seem to pack a wallop for most people. Yet, if more Christians emulated Tychicus, our families, churches and society would be…
I Got The Best One
Martin Luther was known for a mouth that could release the highest theological thoughts and the sharpest of personal barbs. Once he made up his mind about something and expressed his thoughts verbally, you would have no lack of clarity about where he stood on the issue. I enjoy reading him and have even discovered…
An Appointment With Enlightenment
Most of us have heard sermons concerning Jesus’ parable regarding the servant who well-managed his master’s money. The servant in the parable heard the delightful words, “Well done, good and faithful servant!” Our Lord used this parable to emphasize that there would be a future reckoning for all people and God’s children will be rewarded…
The Diamond Of Desperation
We work very hard at preventing life from ever becoming desperate. We want things guaranteed, well-oiled, unimpeded, insulated and weightless. We like our friends close, our enemies distanced, our demands easily met and our abilities affirmed. We want to help people with their problems, not receive help with our own. Let us be strong! Let…
Bad Dream, Great Reminder
Rarely would I make mention of something so subjective as a dream that found me in the night, but last night’s sleep time left me awaking with the recognition of how much I cherish the people of Meadow. I have a great love and longing for my church family and am grateful to God for…
Isn’t There More?
Gathering with a group of friends last night at Meadow, I was so blessed to see the diversity among those who had come to pray. My little group consisted of me, a woman in her fifties, another in her sixties and yet another precious lady in her seventies. I looked around at one point and…
Stirrings Within
Capable people believe they can “do life” in their own power. An inner drive can subtly, over the years, replace purposeful reliance upon the Holy Spirit. Years of experience supplant moments of stillness and waiting and, before you know it, a Christian can find himself or herself living daily in his or her own power…
Eye-Contact In Heaven
I awoke with two men on my mind this morning – one sits as a prisoner in Iran and the other is a husband/father here in the States. The reality of death has haunted both men this week. Both of these brothers happen to be preachers; the Iranian is a pastor and the American is…