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A Few More Weeks…until 2024!
In a few more weeks, Lord willing, calendars will move from 2023 to 2024. Another year has come and gone. Its days have hurried by. For many, the days of 2023 seem like they just started; for others, they are ready for a new year to begin. A new year brings a time to...
December Already?
By the time you read this, the first few days of December have already passed by and the others are coming quickly. I am never sure if it is just the time of the year with all the holidays or the face that I am getting a little older, but the time seems to move more...
Sunday, Someone Missed
Sunday morning a seat was empty. Someone was not here. Their absence could have been because of sickness, other health issues, work, laziness, or pleasure in worldly things. However, we may never know each one’s decision to miss services. All we know is, they missed....
Six Things the Church Must Respond To – Part #1 – Laziness
Call it slothfulness, call it inactivity, but call it what it is – laziness. In chapter one of his letter, James makes it clear, “Be doers of the words, not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” (James 1.22) We should remember that James is writing to all his readers,...
Did You Get Anything from the Sermon or Bible Class?
Did You Get Anything from the Sermon or Bible Class? As a minister, one question I think about during the week is, “What will people get out of this lesson?” Or “What did people get out of last week’s lesson?” Also, as a minister, I know some lessons are better than...
Greed and a Father’s Wisdom
Even though Father’s Day is over, the wisdom of our fathers can bring us knowledge every day. It does not need to be a special day to appreciate the wisdom of our father. You may remember Lee Iacocca from his famous statement, “If you can find a better car, but it” or...
Driven by Choices
In the October 2018 issue of Mature Living, Zig Ziglar is quoted as saying, “For 24 years of my adult life, by choice, I weighed well over 200 pounds. I say ‘by choice’ because I have never accidentally eaten anything. I mean, it’s always been deliberate. And when I...
Top Ten Random Questions
(10) Would you practice your neighbor’s religion? (9) Depending on your answer to question #10, why should your neighbor practice your religion? (8) What will you learn today about Jesus, you will share tomorrow? (7) Why does God seem so big in the Bible, yet so...
A Chance at Winning or a Family Event
Let’s say for a moment, you are one of the best golfers in the world. Now imagine that you have an opportunity to win the one major tournament you have been waiting to win. This tournament has been your professional desire. It is this tournament where you have a...