It is no secret that I love the beautiful autumn leaves. Just looking at them makes me feel calm in my spirit and more grateful to God for the beauty He built into His creation. However, I have not always felt this way. The yard we now enjoy has a Read more…
Paul is my favorite Apostle because he is so open and honest about his own Christian life. The following thoughts are taken from 1 Cor. 4:6-10, although I am not quoting it in the order it is written, so that we can better understand Paul’s example. “On every side I Read more…
I hope you enjoyed your extra hour of sleep last Saturday night. The only kind of “turning back” that I really enjoy is turning that alarm clock back one hour. I hate to be driving down the road and have to turn back because I have forgotten something at home. Read more…
I do believe that fall has fallen. Actually, in the south, fall just keeps on falling over and over again. Just when I think we have seen the last of eighty degree temperatures, here they come again. It is surprising to me how many poets do not like autumn. Bryant Read more…
If I were to give a title to thisarticle it would be “Thank You – Thank You – Thank You”. “Thank You” first of all to my wife. My birthday is in mid-October and the main thing I always ask for is a three day trip for rest and relaxation. Read more…
Well, I did it again! We had two cool days in a row, so I got in a hurry. Now all of my short-sleeve shirts are stored in boxes for the winter, and I am trying to fold up the end of these long-sleeve shirts. I wish I could tell Read more…
What is the proper way for a Christian to dress? Throughout the history of the church different groups have expressed different ideas about what is “proper” Christian attire. One summer we visited the Amish and Mennonite towns in Ohio and Pennsylvania. They still wear dull colored clothes, and a lot Read more…
Autumn is upon us! It is, as an author once wrote, “The best of times and the worst of times”. I always try to get the worst over with first. “Hay-fever” hits me so hard that I feel like I have the flu. I think I called in sick for Read more…
“Happy New Year” to our spiritual ancestors within the Jewish faith. Monday and Tuesday of this week were Rosh Hashanah or New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Their holiday really is a holy day, unlike our American version of midnight drunken parties and daytime football games. Judaism actually has Read more…
I’m certain that you have heard it said, “Let your conscience be your guide.” If you still have a healthy conscience then that is a pretty safe plan. Billy Graham says; “God has put within each one of us something that cries aloud against us, whenever we do that which Read more…