My Church Notes

Infringing God’s Copyright

When an author pens a manuscript, he or she owns the rights to the words in that manuscript. No one else can use, rewrite, or summarize the material without the author’s specific permission. No one ...

Beating the Drums

Visit any high school football game during the fall, and we will be treated to youthful athletic prowess beyond measure. We will also see fumbles and recoveries, simple actions that not only teach ...

Our SUNNY God

A summer day filled with rain is like a sparkling jewel broken off a beautiful ring and tossed into the sea. It is wasted forever, and it can never be retrieved to be enjoyed ever ...

The Consolation Prize

At a county fair, the big prize is the giant teddy bear. It’s the one we all want to go for. Shoot the most ducks, and take home the grand prize! Play the ring toss, and we could win the ...

The Death of Adam

Plant a summer garden, and we will know death, even as we see the green shoots of life reaching for the sun. The seed buried in the soil falls apart even as new life bursts forth. Those first leaves ...

It Comes Down to Us

What makes the American Dream work? We speak of the opportunity to be whatever we want to be, to forge our own destinies, and to become self-made people. We stand tall in our success, and we want the ...

The Roots That We Claim

Weed a garden someday. Then go back in three weeks, and see if the weeds are all ...

Knitting Our Way Into Heaven

Let’s take sugar and water. When we mix the two, we get sugar water. There’s no mystery there. We tie a string to a pencil, drop it inside, and sugar crystals start to form on the ...

Our RECREATION God

In August, it’s time to punch up the summer. It is a time of last hurrahs, one final week at the lake house, and one more cookout around a campfire. It’s time to blow it up big, to make sure our ...

Broken Faith Restored

When we buy a new appliance, we expect that it will need maintenance during its lifetime. That refrigerator may run perfectly for the first few years, but eventually the water filter will need ...

Becoming Acquainted with Greatness

In 2014 an upcoming Christian film producer and his brother put out a movie that achieved acclaim in the entertainment industry. On his social media page, the producer mentioned having an opportunity ...

Memory Mnemonics

If we are unfamiliar with mnemonics, it is a strange word, but the concept behind it can change our lives. Do we forget names but remember faces? Mnemonics is the answer. Are lost keys a daily ...

Finding Our Father

Lineage is important. It tells us something about a location, a thing, or a person. When we look at lineage, we take into account history, and often that makes a ...