Smoke It

Scripture reading For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. –John 3:16 Thought of the Day There is a great story about Gaylord Kambarami, the former General Secretary of the Bible Society in Zimbabwe, Africa. Once, he Read More …

Trapeze Artists

Scripture reading To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; in you I trust, O my God. –Psalm 25:1 Thought of the Day In his book, Sabbatical Journey, Henri Nouwen writes about his keen interest in the circus and in particular, a family of trapeze artists. He became friends with the Flying Rodleighs. He Read More …

Aunt Grace

Hi! The world lost someone special a few weeks ago. My wife, Beverly’s Aunt Grace died. Aunt Grace was a very special person. She lived all of her almost 80 years in East Texas in the little town of Shepherd. She actually lived out in the country just outside of Shepherd. Grace was raised up Read More …

Ohrwurm

Scripture reading Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. –Romans 10:17 Thought of the Day Have you ever heard of the German word, Ohrwurm? It translates to “earworm” or “earwig”. Still need some help in figuring out what it is? Have you ever had the Read More …

World Vision

Scripture reading Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. –1 Corinthians 11:1 Thought of the Day Bob Pierce founded the Christian relief organization, WORLD VISION after he returned from serving in the Korean War. His heart of compassion was born from the suffering of the children during that conflict. He wrote this Read More …

Day of Love

Scripture reading If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. –1 Corinthians 13:2 Thought of the Day George Sweeting has compiled a book of quotations and illustrations that is pretty good. Read More …

Mystery Tour II

Scripture reading We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. –Psalm 55:14 Thought of the Day I just got back from an awesome weekend with our SALT youth. SALT stands for Senior Awesome Leadership Team. Over 25 of our seniors spent the weekend on a Mystery Tour. From Saturday Read More …

Ten Gallon Hat

Scripture reading Jesus answered him, “I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise.” –Luke 23:43 Thought of the Day At first I was shocked and then I felt betrayed. How could it be, I wondered? All of these years, I had believed a lie. I will let you in on Read More …

King Louis XIV

Scripture reading Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me and I will be whiter than snow. –Psalm 51:7 Thought of the Day I read a pretty interesting fact recently about King Louis X1V of France. History shows that the good King Louie had a thing about bathing. It appears that he Read More …