My Church Notes

The Worker Is Worthy of His Hire

There is an old song that says we all work hard for our money. Whether we do manual labor, working our physical muscles; or we are in a cerebral occupation, working our mental muscles, the work we do ...

God's Finger

There are times we stand confused. The map we’re trying to decipher is unclear, or perhaps we can’t find the mistake in the project we’ve nearly completed. We need someone to give us a word of ...

Our AUGUST God

Summer extends well past the end of August, but for all practicality, August wraps up the activities of the summer season, even as we feel summer's heat linger deep into September. The year has moved ...

An Invitation to Dine at Wisdom’s Feast

We all enjoy an invitation to a good meal. Eating is part of our body’s survival mechanism. Reactions are triggered in our brain, and a sense of pleasurable satisfaction surges through us. We want ...

Why Read the Scriptures?

Christianity is simple. Jesus taught that all we need to do is believe, repent, and accept him as the ruler of our lives. Why, then, do we have the massive tome we call the Bible? Is it all for the ...

Our Open Door

An open door is an invitation for anyone or anything to walk into our household. Flying insects, stray dogs, or even the occasional traveling salesman. If our door is open, they will find us in our ...

Four Lepers and the Lord

Sometimes we face those moments when we can go no further. Life has thrown us into the dust, and we can’t even look up. We have the blinders of depression obscuring every good thing that used to ...

Fifteen Pieces of Silver and a Homer of Barley

We visit an antiques shop and find Grandmother’s old dining set, sold long ago, and now worn and in need of repair. What is to be done? Let it go with a wistful look? Or negotiate for it, knowing ...

Our OCEAN God

Seventy percent of the earth’s surface is covered by water. Ocean currents move across the globe, redistributing warm, equatorial waters, and in the process they keep temperatures livable for ...

God’s Spare Tire

Everyone has driven down the road, only to dodge the remains of someone’s blowout. How many of us have had that blowout happen to us? We travel along at breakneck speed, the tire explodes with a ...

Deadly Seductions

An email hits our inbox. FREE TRIP TO HAWAII! Even though we know no one is going to give away a thousand dollar trip to an exotic island without some sort of payback, we hope it might be true ...

The Imperfect Blade

A good knife has to remain sharp. When it no longer maintains an edge, it’s time to toss it away, for it has become ...

Hidden Fees

When we sign on the dotted line for a new car, the finance company has to disclose all the fees it intends to charge us. Credit card companies fall into the same category, as do realtors, phone ...