One evening in another place during a recent Festival of Faith, Cooper wore his little Carolina football jersey bearing the number 21. When a friend, Ron Osborne, met Cooper that evening, he greeted Cooper and said, “I see your football jersey and number 21. Do you know who that is? (And, of course, Ron, an …
Our church was saddened to learn this week of the death of one of our most valued members, Someone Else. Someone’s passing creates a vacancy that will be difficult to fill. Else has been with us for many years and for every one of those years, Someone did far more than a normal person’s share …
A number of years ago I participated in a study prepared by The Reverend Kirbyjon Caldwell entitled The Road to Wholeness. One session of this study was devoted to Becoming a Leader and it was determined that before one could become a leader one needs to know how to lead. The Biblical perspective for helping …
“Self-help” resolutions are things that are easily broken. Yet, we make resolutions at the beginning of a new year. I propose some resolutions for faithful people to make as 2017 begins. Here they are. LET US RESOLVE TO…. – practice random acts of kindness to people we have already written off – demonstrate the spirit …
I was reading and discovered five facts about Christmas according to Jerry Brecheisen. FIVE FACTS OF CHRISTMAS 1. The Exchanging of gifts is a custom that follows Christmas Day. 2. Peace on Earth means the toy is already broken. 3. The giver of a drum set is seldom appreciated. 4. People in your “Under Five …
Many of us readily admit, “I never saw it coming!” 1. In so many fender benders and car accidents, participants will declare, “I never saw them coming!” 2. When the check does come in the mail, we say, “ Never saw it coming!” 3. When we are recipients of a random act of kindness, our …
From the time I was a boy I remember Communion as a special time. I was taught that it was the way we remember a Savior who died for us. Each time we kneel we honor the Jesus who gave himself to the cross for our benefit. Today, as a Communion Sunday, is special. Stewardship …
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I like Josh McDowell and the way in which he writes and thinks. Recently, he wrote a devotion that lifted up the idea of learning new things. What would you do if you learned: that God created giraffes just so he could make fun of their long necks? that God threw Adam and …
James W. Moore speaks of a “Fool’s Aptitude Test” in his book Noah Built His Ark in the Sunshine and poses these questions: 1. If you take two apples from three apples, what do you have? Answer: You have two! If you take two, you have two. 2. A farmer has seventeen …
When I was young and seminary bound, I was a youth director at Grace UMC in North Augusta, SC. I learned a great deal at seminary, but the practical teachings of my mentor, The Reverend John M. Younginer, Jr., gave me more than the seminary ever could. He taught me about the church. And beyond …
