By Daniel Zamora “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear… but seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.” Luke 12:22, 31. I cannot recall when or why started liking to watch movies portraying spiders but…
By Edgar Twedt “People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be…
By Lance Mayes This sign is at Leah’s elementary school. They a Leader in Me Lighthouse school (www.theleaderinme.org) based on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. What would happen if we lived this: as we greet people we honor the greatness in them? What if we told our children they are destined…
By Nikki Finkelstein-Blair I’m afraid it’s true, I am one of Those People. But, let me be clear: I do not advocate for the celebration of Christmas to begin in mid-October. The Christmas season begins the way God intended, when Santa Claus floats down Fifth Avenue at the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.…
By Garrett Vickrey I was summoned. In church life you’re called, but to civic duty you‘re summoned. Jury duty. I had never been ‘summoned’ before. But, I was ready to represent myself as a responsible citizen, ready to participate in the justice system by casting a vote on a jury. Okay, so my expectations may…
By Bob Flynn When my parents asked what I wanted for my 9th birthday, I said I wanted a Bible. My mother said I would have a Bible someday but she thought I was too young to be reading the Bible by myself. My father believed too much Bible-reading made people crazy. I don’t know…
By Lance Mayes “Ouch! What was that?” “All I saw was wings … maybe a butterfly.” “Nope, definitely not a butterfly; it just stung me!” This exchange was near the top of the tower to slide into the pond at Camp Buckner last weekend. I made sure a stinger was not lodged in my leg…
By Edgar Twedt In “The Book of Eli” Denzel portrays a wanderer in a dark, post-apocalyptic world. He is protecting a book which he carries as he walks westward toward the ocean. It’s a complicated and violent film to which Roger Ebert gives a sort of yes and no review. There are many interesting (if…
[youtube height=”315″ width=”560″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdAZ79AhcfY[/youtube] By Nikki Blair Last week for my birthday I received a gift that every 39-year-old dreams of. Or maybe just every person who was 4 in 1978–if it still were 1978. That is: an album of Mr. Rogers songs. Okay, it’s not 33-rpm vinyl like it would have been in ’78; it’s…
By Glen Schmucker She wanted to know if she could be baptized – again. It’s not the strangest request I ever faced as a pastor. In fact, it was heart-wrenching. Strange is what happened to my dear friend, Bud. The widow asked if he would sing “Jingle Bells” at her husband’s graveside service. “It was…