Monday, December 17, 2018

Psalm 123: 3-4 says, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we have endured much contempt. We have endured much ridicule from the proud, much contempt from the arrogant.” And, more so, it seems, as we prepare to celebrate the coming of the Savior...

Sunday, December 16, 2018

For the most part I like Facebook. It’s a great place to post pictures, announcements and tidbits of personal or family news.. One thing you rarely see on Facebook: gossip. You don’t find gossip because on Facebook you have to put your name on your post...

Saturday, December 15, 2018

“Cut me some slack, will you?” That’s a cry we all utter at one time or another; the request for others to forgive our errors, overlook our forgetfulness or just give us more time. Sometimes we do, other times we don’t. It is when we fail to...

Sunday, September 16, 2018

One thing we can always be sure of: no matter how dark the night, dawn will always come, and with it the promise of a new day and new hope. New hope: that’s what each of us needs when we’ve been through tough times, whether that’s money problems or...

Saturday, September 15, 2018

Like the Apostle Paul, there are times when I sit back and marvel at the miracle that is God’s love for me. In I Timothy i: 13-14 Paul wrote, “Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown great mercy because I acted...

Friday, September 14, 2018

A lot of discussion this week has focused on Hurricane Florence and the need to be prepared. Residents along the Carolina coast have been advised to seek shelter inland, away from possible devastation. There is a parallel between this big storm and our own lives. We...