Thought of the Week

I have never been one to make New Year’s Resolutions mainly because they are usually easily and quickly broken.  Nevertheless, I have already intentionally made some changes in my daily routine. For one thing, I have significantly cut back on

There is a line in the famous story, “a Christmas Carol” from the pen of Charles Dickens and it comes from the heart of transformed Mr. Scrooge: “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all

If you are looking for a new way to celebrate Christmas, you might try this idea: You gather family and friends of all ages in a large room and ask each person to hold a single unlit candle. Then you

One of the many profound questions that Jesus asked his disciples was, “Who do people say the Son of Man is? (Matthew 16:13-15) They named John the Baptist, Elijah, Jeremiah and not to omit anyone important they said, or one of the prophets. Then Jesus

A bumper sticker on the back of a Jaguar caught my attention. It read, “How does it feel to want?”   As I thought about all the implications of that  bumper sticker, I was reminded that God gives us material things not to

Andrew, by profession, was a fisherman along with his brother Simon Peter. He was a disciple of John the Baptist until John pointed to Jesus as   “The Lamb of God”. Accepting Jesus as being greater than John the Baptist, the fisherman immediately became a follower.

Patriotism is a good thing. It is healthy for a country. It is an honorable spirit. Patriotism goes hand in hand with citizenship, with belonging, with a sense of pride and admiration for your country, for who you are and what you stand for.  It demonstrates

As Christians we are citizens of two worlds. Philippians 3:20 says, “Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body”. We are also citizens here

Back in the early 1900’s a retired minister took his grandson back up into the mountains where he had been invited to preach. When they passed  the offering plate, the minister put in a crinkled dollar and the grandson put in 25 cents.

Last Sunday, our choir beautifully sang “Bow the Knee” with words and music by Chris Machen and Mike Harland.   I don’t think that I was the only one emotionally moved by the message of this song. Considering the suffering, anxiety, worry and trauma that is going