An Encouraging Word – A good death
byOh, death, where is your sting? I Corinthians 15:55 After doing funerals for 45 years, anointing people in numerous hospitals and nursing homes and…
An Encouraging Word
An Encouraging Word – Knowledge vs. wisdom
byEverything is lawful for me, but not everything is beneficial. I Corinthians 6:12 For me, The Dr. Phil Show can be disturbing, especially when…
An Encouraging Word – Home sweet home
byCome away and rest a while. Mark 6:31 Vacation time! Most take them; some simply avoid them for various reasons. Some people take them…
An Encouraging Word – Hope is more powerful than despair
byAlways be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope, but do it with gentleness and…
An Encouraging Word — Living alone
byIt is not good for the man to be alone. Genesis 2:18 One of my favorite commercials is the one from the GEICO Insurance…
An Encouraging Word – Limited by fear
byFear is useless. Luke 8:50 It still happens after all these years. I get on a plane by myself heading out to some far-flung…
An Encouraging Word — Deliberately Catholic
byKeep God’s command without blame or reproach. I Timothy 6:14 Many of us are familiar with the famous G. K. Chesterton quote, “The Christian…
You can’t go home again
byWe have given up our homes. Jeremiah 9:18 The phrase “you can’t go home again,” from the title of a 1940 novel by Thomas…
An Encouraging Word — Get a grip on yourself
byDiscipline yourself in all your conduct. Tobit 4:14 Do you want to get rich quickly? Short of winning the lottery, I am convinced that…
An Encouraging Word — A time for quiet
byBe still and know that I am God. Psalms 46:11 When I was a young boy, we lived across the road from my grandparents….