Passing Through
She first came to our church a year ago (or maybe two – you know how time flies). I don’t know what brought her in, but I do know that she was a special gift to us. Now she’s leaving – moving to another state. I expect the Kingdom of God to be blessed by…
Calling Cards
There are two items (along with hard copies of Thursdays Thirst) I generally use as calling cards that I leave with people after a visit. One has a short devotion on one side and a few verses of a hymn on the other. The second is a worship folder from a…
Green Lights
Earlier this week, after spending over five hours in the emergency room with my wife, I left Troy Beaumont around 11:30 p.m. It had been a very long day for me, and it would be a much longer night for Monica. With BP and EKG issues, she was admitted for…
A Day with My Dentist
I must be honest with you. I am not overly fond of having people stick their fingers in my mouth, let alone the variety of instruments they tend to be holding. However, I understand how important dental care is to one’s overall health … and God is very…
Simple Discoveries
This week, as I have been visiting people, I have been taking a quick look at Psalm 23 with them. It is likely one of the most familiar and beloved chapters of the entire Bible. The other day, after an individual and I had walked through it together –…
Winning Streak
“Winning streak! What winning streak are you talking about? You cannot call the Tigers winning one game any kind of a winning streak.” While you are definitely right from that perspective, consider for a moment Edwin Jackson. Last night, in his 17th…
Closet Catastrophe
It must have happened somewhere in the middle of the night, and it seems like it should have made a noticeable sound. There were three of us sleeping close by in the condo at the time. But no one heard a thing! It was yesterday morning. I walked into our…
Mysterious Discoveries
On my vacation reading list was a book by N.T. Wright that I had read before. Repeated searches for it on all of my bookshelves at church and at home were unsuccessful, so I sent out an email to see if I had loaned it to someone. But the book was not to…
Powerless Adventure
Saturday was hot. We were fortunate enough to spend the day in some friends’ pool. After a family barbeque we came home a little before 7:00. Admiral’s Cove was dark. And so it remained the rest of the night, and all of Sunday, and all of…
Amazing
We were meeting with Monica’s old work friends from over 35 years ago. The last we had been together was a little over two years previous. Since the Royal Oak Brewery worked well then, we decided to meet there again. It was 6:00 p.m. when we…