Sun peeked out this morning (Friday Feb. 26); the scenery was beautiful with thick clumps of snow clinging to branches. Schools closed again today–probably so everyone has a chance to dig out. …
Category: Journal
My journey
The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman and Ross Campbell
HR Offer most parents a way to understand their children better and they will jump at the opportunity. The Five Love Languages of Children (Northfield Publishing, 1997) provides just such a chance…
Snow day
I decided to work at home today (Thursday, Feb. 25) while the snow fell. Not that I couldn’t have waded through the snow to my office; it’s only a few hundred yards. …
Difficult Passages Series — Matt. 5:29, Mark 9:43-47 for Feb. 24 2010
1. Why is this passage listed among difficult passages? People have always wondered whether Jesus should be taken literally or figuratively here when he speaks of gouging out an eye or a…
Disciplines that help us change our spiritual wardrobes
The last two Sundays (Feb. 7 and 14, 2010) I have been talking on Sunday mornings about the transformation of character that God is catalyzing in all believers. Paul describes it in…
Ash Wednesday
This past Wednesday, as I walked through an area mall, I noticed many people with ashes on their foreheads in commemoration of Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. While we usually…
More Good News about God’s Good Work in Me and You
JoAnne mentioned to me after services on Sunday that as I led the congregation in repeating a memory verse at the close of my message, I left out the introductory words of…
Community Band
Sometimes people at church wonder why I’m not available on Monday nights. The short answer is that on Monday nights I play third trombone in Liverpool Community Band. It is very relaxing…
Blog adjustments
I have decided to make some additions to my blog. On the pages side, I have recently added a devotional section and a book review section. For both of these areas, I…
Devotions
These pages will be short inspiring devotionals. Some I will find and am able to publish. Some I will write. And some I will approve that have been written by other people I…