One day while out walking early in the morning on a well-used road but not one of the main roads, I saw all along the side of the road pieces of a puzzle. It went on for ten, fifteen, twenty yards scattered out everywhere on the side of the road. Each of the pieces was [...]
2 Timothy 2:1-13 Sign language is such a fascinating language! Many signs are made in such a way that their meaning is partly clarified by the positioning of the hands in relationship to the body. The sign for “focus,” the theme of today’s lesson, is one such. It is made by holding the flat hands [...]
2 Chronicles 14:1-8 So, here we go again Mississippi. We are knee-deep in an election year and the primary season is in full force. All it takes is a casual look down most any street, road, or highway and you can see politicians’ signs of the times. The ads are in print, on television, on [...]
The other day I was saddened to hear a dear friend who had been struggling with health issues had passed away. I had been out of town and for some reason had not heard about it, but her funeral had already taken place and I was asking about her husband. He has been a dear [...]
2 Timothy 1:3-14 “Just wanted to let you know I’m praying for you and your family today,” Bill texted his buddy Jeff. These friends, co-workers, and fellow church members, regularly shared life’s struggles and joys during their lunch break. Jeff, who’d unexpectedly lost his mother recently, was now having to make plans to provide care [...]
II Timothy 2:1-2; 3:10-17 What games did you play as a child? I can remember when I was a kid such activities as red rover, duck-duck-goose, and others. In our minds, we outgrow such things and those memories are stored away. What if I told you there are a couple of school playground games we [...]
1 Timothy 6:6-19 Who would you consider the wealthiest American of all time? If you named someone alive today, you’d be mistaken. John D. Rockefeller (1839 – 1937) is “widely considered the wealthiest American of all time, and the richest person in modern history,” according to Wikipedia. In 1913, his net worth was $900 million [...]
John 4:10-18, 28-30 The technology in automobiles these days is unbelievable. Manufacturers construct vehicles that can drive themselves, parallel park, come with air-conditioned seats, wi-fi, and all types of state-of-the-art gadgets. For me, the greatest thrill of all is still cruise control. I have literally worn the cover off the cruise control button in my [...]
In only days we will be celebrating our country’s 243rd birthday, but on the way to that celebration only a few weeks ago we were marking the 75th anniversary of the greatest invasion that ever took place in history when soldiers from free countries invaded the coast of France to push back the terrible destructive [...]
1 Timothy 5:1-8, 17-21 As he stood at the altar, unbidden tears trickled down the groom’s cheeks as his lovely bride approached him. The two young lovers joined hands and repeated their vows, committing themselves to each other. After the brief ceremony, the pastor introduced the new Mr. and Mrs. A family had just been [...]
