Final Sabbath Reflection of the Year…

(Open letter to my children and any others that may desire to read it) My dear and dearly loved Lee/Jennifer and Briana/Jonathan, The year 2011 will always be remembered in my life as the year that I actually began to intentionally obey the fourth commandment.  All my life up until this year I was a [...]

111228: Don’t let a looming New Year rob you of December 28-31!

Hello! I pray that you had a great Christmas season.  Now what to do?  The last week of the year is sort of the “no man’s land” of the year.   After the build up leading into Christmas it is hard to know what to do with the last few days of a year that is soon [...]

Christmas Traditions…

Good morning! Alert!  Only three more preparing days left before celebrating Jesus’ birthday!  Don’t just shop – prepare to celebrate Immanuel (God with us!).  Last night Sonja and I were at a Christmas party and the question was asked, “What traditions do you have at Christmas?” A great question!  Might I suggest a couple?   One is [...]

Entertaining Angels Unawares…

A few devotional thoughts…

111221 Good morning! Just a quick reminder that you were made (John 1:3 “All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made.”) In other words, you didn’t just happen, and you are not an accident But instead, you have a Maker who designed you for a purpose. Catch [...]

Rory Visits Santa!

Rory Visits Santa!

This is a picture of Rory – grandchild #4 – prepared for his first visit to see Santa :) What makes me even more proud is that this past Sunday was his first visit to church!

Devotional Reflections…

Good morning! I’ve had a good devotional time this morning.  A few things really stood out… I was impressed with the thought from T.J. Addington’s book “Live Like You Mean It” that each day is an “installment of grace.”  You never know which day is the last installment.  I mention this, not to be morbid [...]

A late morning thought…

Good morning!  It’s been a while since I’ve sent an update (Sorry!)  But I felt an urgency to send a shout out to remind you to read your Bible today!  If you are stumped the Bible has the answer.  If you are feeling bad, yucky, down, sad, or fearful, worried and weary – the Bible [...]

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