An Encouraging Word – We’ve got it good
byThey shall bear fruit even in old age. Psalm 92:15 When this column appears, I will be ending my third trip as a volunteer…
An Encouraging Word
An Encouraging Word — A little too bright
byI was like a trusting lamb, not knowing they were hatching plots against me. Jeremiah 11:19 I read a long time ago that “the…
An Encouraging Word – I love you! Really?
byLove never fails. I Corinthians 12 Well, Sunday is St. Valentine’s Day on the church of Hallmark’s calendar. Their other “religious” holidays include St….
An Encouraging Word – An ‘old lady’ magnet
byCast me not off in my old age. Psalm 71:9 It’s no secret. I like old people, especially feisty old people, the ones who…
An Encouraging Word – The doing of daring deeds
byGive and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. Luke…
An Encouraging Word – Hanging on for dear life
byFrequent the company of the elders. Sirach 6:34 I am a regular visitor to several nursing homes in the city of Louisville. I go…
An Encouraging Word – Parental worries
byDo not be ashamed of constant training of children. Sirach 42:1,5 I want to express my deepest admiration for my readers who are parents….
An Encouraging Word – Critical self-awareness
by“A diseased tree cannot produce good fruit.” Matthew 7:18 After serving as an associate pastor, pastor, vocation director, in a seminary and as a…
An Encouraging Word — A tear-filled Christmas
byTo not give in to sadness. Sirach 30:21 The older I get, the more convinced I am of God’s amazing grace — that spontaneous,…
An Encouraging Word – The inability to convince
byListen! Wailing from the shepherds, howling from the leaders of the flock! Jeremiah 25:36 For the last eleven years, I have been running around…