Homesick

In this time of “stay-at-home” policies, we are certainly not getting homesick. Actually, many are sick of staying home, and finally are starting to get out and attempt to resume some “normal” activities. They say 'home is where the heart is' and 'home is where you hang your hat' and 'home sweet home' and 'there's … Continue reading Homesick

God Uses Tech, Too

If you're an Apple device user, you are familiar with Siri - the "AI" (artificial intelligence) app on any Apple device that does just about any thing you ask of "her" (the voice is a woman's voice). I don't use it, but I have watched my kids and grandkids ask Siri things like "who is … Continue reading God Uses Tech, Too

A Steadfast Spirit

King Josiah was 8 years old when he became king. (2 Kings 22 – 23). When he was 18, the Book of Law was found in the temple and read to the him, and the king wept and tore his clothes. Even though he had in his short life followed the “ways of his father … Continue reading A Steadfast Spirit

Effort

Did you know that a cat can instantly determine if its body will fit through a hole if its whiskers don't touch the sides? If you've been around cats much, you may have seen one start into a hole of some kind, in a fence or a box, or whatever, and suddenly do a “head … Continue reading Effort

Perspectives

The Hebrew Nation had arrived. They were camped outside the Promised Land of Canaan. Moses and Aaron had brought them out of Egypt and they were preparing to enter the land God had promised them. God instructed Moses to send spies into the land, and check it out. 12 men were selected, one from each … Continue reading Perspectives

Freedom with Danger

The COVID-19 virus is suddenly becoming less of a worry to many people. Those people are becoming more worried about the Constitutional abuses of power showing up all over the country. Church goers being fined $500 for attending a drive-in service. A judge in Michigan decreeing that anyone can be arrested and jailed for suspected … Continue reading Freedom with Danger

The Building is Not the Church

Many church buildings will be empty Easter Sunday. No services, no communion service, no traditional Easter hymns, no beautiful lilies, no sermons glorifying the Resurrected Christ and calling all to seek Him. Just silence. The most sacred day of the year will still arrive. Sunday is coming. The event in history it memorializes still happened. … Continue reading The Building is Not the Church

Callouses

My hands have become soft! Before I retired I used all sorts of hand tools, screwdrivers, hammers, wrenches, and occasionally a shovel or spade. My hands were calloused. The places on my palms and fingers that received the greatest friction most often became covered with a tough, thick layer of skin, and it wasn't necessary … Continue reading Callouses

Comparisons

There is a lot of reporting about churches being closed in different parts of the country, and at least one pastor in Florida being arrested for "endangering other people" (meaning his congregation) and disobeying social distancing laws and shut-down orders made by the governor. People (at least older people) remember the accounts coming out of … Continue reading Comparisons

Out My Window

The robins are flitting around in their mating ritual; the two turtle doves have returned to the blue spruce in the front yard; the finches have returned to the next door neighbor's feeders, and the blackbirds and the squirrels are raiding the back yard neighbor's feeder (not that she minds). And the sparrows, those year-round … Continue reading Out My Window