Wednesday Greetings, Two weeks till Christmas Day! Let the chills run through you.Today... instead of getting the chills that there are only two weeks left till Christmas, get the chills that in two weeks we get to celebrate such an incredible part of the story of God.The great...
Wednesday Greetings, Who decided how Wednesday should be spelled? And who decided it should be pronounced Wendsday ????It's such a weird word. And "weird" is one of my favorite words. It doesn't follow the rule: i before e except after c....It just doesn't...
Wednesday Greetings, "Kind words can be short and easy to speak,but their echoes are truly endless."Mother TeresaShe was one smart woman! I think of how her kind words echoed into the hearts and souls of the people for whom she cared.I think all kinds of words echo...
Wednesday Greetings, "Worry does not take away tomorrow's troubles, it takes away today's peace."UnknownOUCH!It's tough not to worry. Staying focused on what is at hand, and what you can do about what is at hand, will help keep you from worrying about what is to be, and what you...
Wednesday Greetings, I am on study leave this week. It's time y'all grant me to step away, change the routine, focus on my professional growth, and do some planning. This week I am planning worship themes.My favorite place to do this is on the beach in Rocky Point...
Wednesday Greetings, Shalom.The Hebrew word, Shalom, means many things. These days it's a greeting: a hello or goodbye, much like Aloha. But Shalom means something even more.Biblical shalom is peace that comes from a sense of wholeness.It's beautiful, really. ...
Wednesday Greetings, Lamentations 3:22-23 - The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning...Lamentations is a wonderful Old Testament book, full of pain and sorrow (hence the name), and yet, in the midst, the writer...
Wednesday Greetings, Have you ever had one of those days when the only prayer you want to pray .... is a bad prayer? I mean, a mean prayer.... Like you're mad... at the world, at God, at everything.... and the only prayer is a mean-spirited, mad prayer?Pray...
Wednesday Greetings, Oh the clouds... Today in Tucson there is a light layer of clouds covering most of thy sky. It's a beautiful day. As you know, Tucson gets its fair share of sunshine, so having just a light layer of clouds helps to keep the temperature down a bit...
From Philip Yancey's "The Jesus I Never Knew""Jesus was born not in Rome, the seat of power, but in tiny Bethlehem. he grew up not in Jerusalem, the center of religion, but in Galilee, the butt of country-bumpkin jokes ... Jesus was born in Asia, like half of all babies born...