My Church Notes

Portrait of God

We’ve all heard the saying that absence makes the heart grow ...

There are few things more important on a package of food than the expiration date. Sure, some things can be used well beyond the expiration date, but other things expire like clockwork. Prepackaged ...

Our SANDALS God

A common summertime sign at the beach is No Shoes, No ...

Good Men Can Be Found in Bad Places

When we drive in an unfamiliar area, and we see boarded up windows and derelict cars, we usually try to drive right on past as quickly as ...

Phone Call from God

Our world has become completely interconnected. There is no place on earth that is inaccessible to modern ...

When the Wind Comes

In May of 2013, a series of storms blew through North Texas, igniting 16 tornados, the deadliest hitting near the town of ...

Beloved Sons and Daughters

Who do we call son? Is it the child of our loins, or the one we raised as our ...

Dividing the Truth

We have become used to politicians glossing over unpleasant facts in their backgrounds, hoping beyond hope to win our vote. Celebrities plead in the tabloids for us to forgive their inebriated ...

Our PICNIC God

A bright summer morning under a blue sky gives us the perfect opportunity to spend time in God’s creation and reflect on ...

The Third Hour of the Day

The phrase God is Dead, by noted German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, first appeared in a German magazine in ...

Keeping the Best

We see two apples on the counter, one shiny and firm, and the other soft and wrinkled. What do we do? We keep the best and throw out the ...

God's Seven Blessings

When our children are disobedient, we cannot bless them with the bounty we would like. They haven’t proven they can accept the responsibility that goes with the blessings. However, obedient ...

Our Generation

A generation is defined as the average length of time between the births of parents and their children. In modern terms, that comes to about thirty ...