My Church Notes

Famine 101

We come into this world as innocent babes. However, we do not stay that way for long. We learn to talk, to walk, and to play nicely with others. In time we stretch our educational wings through ...

The Harder Test

One premise of a good education is that once we’ve completed a course, we pass the test, and we move on. The course is complete. We no longer have to be tested over the same material. Yet, in our ...

Our THUNDER God

Summer’s specific mixture of atmospheric conditions gives rise to the sound of THUNDER in the afternoon skies. Heat and humidity at the surface invade very cold air high in the atmosphere. In ...

What we hold dear is what we miss most when it’s gone. A treasured loved one; a sentimental Christmas ornament; a lock of hair. Others may see it as an irrational attachment, but all we know is the ...

The String Around God’s Finger

How many times have we returned from an outing to find we forgot to turn a light off or left the garage door up, inviting trouble into our ...

The Destruction of the Great Towers

In September of 2001, the Twin Towers in New York City came crashing to the ground. Were the acts of that September a religious jihad, or a deliberate attack of Satan to undermine America’s ...

The Head of the Snake

All it takes is one bad apple to spoil a barrel of the freshest fruit. It is as a snake that must be removed from its head. We have to be willing to cut away the bad in order to hang onto the ...

Emptying Our Pockets

When we travel by air, there are security measures we must adhere to. Our carry-on can be only so large. Our luggage has weight limits. Certain items are not allowed onboard the ...

Our WATERMELON God

At the end of summer, we enjoy the benefits of all the hard work we’ve done. One of the joys of September is to delve into a WATERMELON feast. The fruit is ripe, the flesh is sweet, and it has come ...

At the Departure Gate

There are certain things we must do to prepare. We need our baggage packed, our tickets in hand, and reservations at our destination. If we stand at the departure gate, and any one of these is left ...

A Grandparent’s Duty

It is a parent’s duty to raise up a child in the way that he should go, so that he will not depart from it. However, it is a grandparent’s right to spoil the child and send the tyke home to Mom ...

Life’s Biggest Step

America landed its first man on the moon in 1969 with the famous phrase, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for ...

Jesus on the Flip Side

Old-time vinyl records had songs on both sides. The drawback was that only one song could be played at a time. The second was on the flip side. The listener had to make a choice as to which one he ...