Isn’t it wonderful to sit down to your favorite dessert and enjoy each bite?  This beautiful lady at our church makes a delicious coconut cake.  The cake is super moist and the icing is superb.  I have to be careful … Continue reading

Quite often I have spoken about retreating from a life of triviality and escaping this modern desire to be entertained. I sat in a waiting room the other day and watched the people come and go.  Over the course of … Continue reading

I don’t know about you, but I have found my nemesis.  I think we all have one.  Mine seems to defeat me when I go to some very special places.  I don’t ever seem to know when to stop.  I … Continue reading

It might seem strange for a 74-year-old man to be writing about his granddad, but as we approach Father’s Day, I felt such a testimony might be in order. You see, my life has been forever enriched by the influence … Continue reading

I have always been a planner, so it is very difficult for me to slow down and be still.  We can all agree that our Heavenly Father has everything worked out in our lives, if we will let Him.  I … Continue reading

“And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the … Continue reading

When my life is touched by yet another blessing, I like to savor the moment.  I don’t want to miss a single one.  Our lives are so busy that many blessings pass us by.   I am guilty, too.  Philippians 4:8 … Continue reading

“Pastor, I think that I have more hope now than I’ve ever had.”  That was her words.  Strange words in a way.  The lady was filled with hope, but not for the reasons that you might expect.  She wasn’t filled … Continue reading

I do not want to anyone to read this and assume that I have the Christian life mastered.  I do not!  I don’t even think I am close; and the closer I get, the further away I realize I am.  … Continue reading

“Oh, gross!  Mom, this is gross!  It feels all squishy to my hands. I hate to unstop the sink.  It’s got all kinds of gook in the bottom.  It feels yucky!” Mom would look amused and say, “You just put … Continue reading