My Church Notes

What We Cannot Keep

Life is a series of evolving moments, none of which can ever be recaptured or relived. Once we live through a day, we become different people, affected by our experiences. We are changed in minute ...

Childlike Faith

Small children know the secret of trust. They may not know what trust is, but they practice it, ...

Our VIVID God

Life keeps us so busy that sometimes we forget to keep God first place in our lives. Other things crowd our attention, and God seems to fade into the ...

When God Says Jump

Some things just make sense in a certain order. Babies crawl, and then they stand and walk. We break a colt, and then we can ride it as an adult horse. We study our course material, and then we ace ...

The Best That There Is

Jesus came with a message that the world had never heard before. He said, “I am the Truth, the Light, and the Way.” He went on to say that there was no other way to the Father than through ...

To Claim the Glory

Football players like to “spike” the ball when scoring a touchdown. In basketball, dunking is the golden chalice when making a ...

Covenant God

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines a covenant as a formal, solemn, and binding agreement. What does that mean to ...

All That You Touch

Several years ago, Bonnie Kahn, a mighty woman of God who had traveled the world doing the Lord’s work, met with a young couple in her home. At one point she led them into her upper room, a second ...

Our BRISK God

During the waning days of fall, it is easy to find ourselves languid and purposeless. The pleasures of summer are long gone, and winter will soon blanket the land. However, God wishes us to be on the ...

Choosing the Window Seat

Flying on an airplane is a claustrophobic affair. The best seats are close and confining. The affordable ones are little better than being sardines in a can. For those who fly frequently, the choice ...

One Foot Over the Line

How far is too far when we choose not to obey instructions? How far over the speed limit can we drive before we get a ticket? How long can we annoy our boss before we are fired? How often can we push ...

God Cries “Silence!”

In the business world, there is a hierarchy which is inviolate. The head office dictates, the satellite offices disseminate, and the individual employees do the footwork. The employees cannot ...

A Spiritual Texas

Under Texas law, anyone who enters a private home without express permission and who poses a dire threat to those inside loses all rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of ...