An Encouraging Word — Addicted to excitement
byThose who love pleasure will suffer want. Proverbs 21:17 Every newscast today seemed to have the same story — the story of the opening…
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An Encouraging Word — A respectable addiction
byThey are trapped by the work of their own hands. Psalm 9:17 In preparation for retirement, I took a test last spring called “Retirement…
An Encouraging Word — Savoring the ordinary
by… with heartfelt joy for abundance of every kind. Deuteronomy 28:47 I came across a quote the other day that I found so insightful…
An Encouraging Word — Advice for young couples
byDo not think lightly of any useful advice. Tobit 4:18 George Bernard Shaw can be cynical, even when insightful. Here is what he said…
An Encouraging Word — The convenience of ‘playing small’
byPeople do not light a lamp and put it under a bushel basket. Matthew 5:15 As most of you have realized by now, I…
An Encouraging Word — How to keep a journal
byWrite it on a tablet. Inscribe it in a record. Isaiah 30:8 Every August I teach the seminary deacon class during the school’s intensive…
An Encouraging Word — Revitalizing our lives
byI will put spirit in you, that you may come to life. Ezekiel 37:1-14 I was lucky enough to get my doctorate in ministry,…
An Encouraging Word — Making connections
byWhen I lie down with my ancestors … bury me in their burial place. Genesis 47:30 This last Memorial Day, I drove down to…
An Encouraging Word — My way or the highway
byLove does not seek its own interests. I Corinthians 13:5 Nothing gets more bad press than the word “obedience.” The main reason is that…
An Encouraging Word — From Baptist minister to priesthood
bySee, I am doing something new. Isaiah 43:19 “Things are not what they used to be!” This is especially true in the seminary today….