Freedom is Not Free
While we specifically remember, on this particular day, those who gave their all ... I think I am beginning to realize the depth of the trauma for those who gave, but still came home. The losses they witnessed are not to be minimized. They may not be able to talk about what they saw ... who they lost ... what they endured ... and how their lives have been profoundly impacted by those experiences, without a tremendous amount of support and acceptance, and help ... to begin to heal.
Pentecost 2023
Today is Memorial Day in the United States of America. This is the day we set aside to remember and pay our respects to all those who have given their lives protecting the people and freedoms of this great country. While you do this, take time to thank God for the thousands upon thousands of people who have given their lives, and still do, for the Gospel of Christ. They are the heroes of the church.
Growing Up In Greenhills- Week Three
I was sitting on the porch of my house when I heard the phone ringing. In the 1960s we didn’t have air conditioning so all the windows were open. I still can remember my phone number 825-6363 fifty-some years later. How is that even possible?
Guard Your Mouth
A careless, thoughtless word can cause lingering pain, and can certainly hurt the relationship if left untreated. I know there are angry, wounded, hateful people who intend to harm others. But that is another "animal". More often our hurts come from those who actually love us.
Reading the Bible in Year
How many of you have read the entire Bible? How many of you have read it in a year? My son’s family in Penang Malaysia and his daughter here in the States along with Grandma and Grandpa are about halfway through reading the Bible in a year.