If I place an opened cookie jar on the table in the middle of my three daughters, I’m pretty sure I know what is going to happen. Isabelle will negotiate an agreement to obtain a cookie. Annaleigh will bat her eyes and ask through pouted lips, “Daddy, can I have a cookie?” Cecilia will impatiently… Read more »
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One-Liners
My mother has some great one-liners. Growing up in a small town in Mississippi, having great one-liners is a graduation requirement. There are her one-liners in the car: “I never nap in the car when your father is driving because I want to see the fatal crash.” “Is it pull-out-in-front-of-me day because there ain’t a… Read more »
Why Do You Keep Us In Suspense
“Why do you keep us in suspense,” the crowd asked Jesus. “Tell us plainly if you are the Messiah.” Words are powerful. God used words to create everything that is seen and unseen. The letter of James says, “How great a forest is set ablaze by a small fire! And the tongue is a fire… Read more »
Love Wins . . .
In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void. Darkness covered the face of the deep and God’s spirit hovered over the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light, and God saw the light and it was good. Day after day God’s… Read more »
Do You Remember the Story? Easter 5 A
Do you remember the story? This is what the Motion Picture Association of America is asking. The summer is here and it is full of summer blockbusters, but interestingly, some of the biggest movies are sequels. We have Cars 2 and Pirates of theCaribbean4 and Harry Potter 7.5. The motion picture industry knows us… Read more »
From Suffering to Hope–Romans 5:1-11, Lent 3 A
Several years ago I joined a team to provide Katrina relief in New Orleans. We were charged with gutting out Ms. Helena’s home, which suffered an 8 ft. storm surge and a three week drowning of 4 ft. of stagnant water. We pulled out dry wall and base boards, we moved pictures and… Read more »
No to Bread, but Yes to Bread–Matthew 4:1-11, Lent 1 A
Each year during the season of Lent, as we begin our journey to the cross and the empty tomb, we begin in the wilderness with Jesus and the devil. So for a few moments let us walk through our text this morning, taking time to meditate on each verse. –Then Jesus was led up… Read more »
Don't Worry, Be Happy? Matthew 6:24-34, Epiphany 7 A
Click here to listen! “No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.” One of my friends in ministry shared with me the blessings and woes of working with his… Read more »
Don’t Worry, Be Happy? Matthew 6:24-34, Epiphany 7 A
Click here to listen! “No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.” One of my friends in ministry shared with me the blessings and woes of working with his… Read more »
You've Heard It Said–Matthew 5:38-48 Epiphany 7 A
Click here to listen! Luke settles down with the boys at a Georgia road prison camp for a game of poker. After all the cards are dealt the men make their wagers in nickels and dimes, but Luke throws in a dollar. A few men fold as they go around the circle. When… Read more »