From the Bible:My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for [God] has looked with favor on the lowliness of [God’s] servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great … [Read more]
Wasting Time
Yesterday as I was walking through the village where we live I passed a car parked on the village street. A mother had dropped off one of her sons with instructions to pick up something in the post office. Her other son sat in the front passenger … [Read more]
The War On Christmas
I know it is just politics.Each year at this time, some public figure says Happy Holidays rather than Merry Christmas, or they light up a Holiday Tree rather than a Christmas Tree and the pundits are off and running. All of it has become fodder for … [Read more]
Turning Towards Christmas – A Sermon
From the Bible: In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said … [Read more]
Yesterday’s email…
Yesterday I received an email from Glory2Jesus@armyofgod.com.Just reading who the email was from I knew the sender was angry about something.It turns out that he (and it was a he) had seen our church’s name on a list of congregations that … [Read more]
Believe…in what?
This time of year it is often the advertisements that cause me to stop and say, “Really?” This morning it was a Macy’s ad in the New York Times. A full page ad featuring an attractive woman reaching towards an stack of wrapped … [Read more]