Thoughts
The “One-A-Week Challenge” Week 2
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 NIV I’m not much of a video game player. My grandsons, on the other hand, are. The oldest grandson got Madden 16 for Christmas and he has been teaching me to play it with him. The movement of the…
Read MoreJanuary 2016 Newsletter
R.E. Neighbour wrote, “THE New Year means an everlasting farewell to the Old Year. We may not relive the “old”; but we may, by God’s help, redeem the “new.” We face the New Year in the joy of new possibilities, and in the settled purpose to redeem the time. The first day of January always…
Read MoreWhat does Christmas Really Mean?
In 1963, the song “It’s the most Wonderful Time of the Year” was written and pop singer Andy Williams recorded and released for “The Andy Williams Christmas Album.” This song has, in many ways become iconic with the season of Christmas. I love this season of the year! There is a continuing assault on the…
Read MoreThe Light of the World
For all who know me you already know this is my favorite time of the year! There is not a single season I anticipate more than Advent and Christmastime. From the initial decorations, which are started the day after Thanksgiving, through Christmas Day itself I intentionally attempt to keep the “Light of the World” in…
Read MoreThanksgiving Is A Decision
The day we call Thanksgiving comes this week. Since 1941 the fourth Thursday in November has been recognized as “Thanksgiving Day” in the United States. We attempt to trace the roots of the thanksgiving holiday tradition to the 1621 celebration at Plymouth (now Massachusetts) with the Pilgrims and Puritans and Native Americans. Truth is that…
Read MoreFrom the Mountain to the Valley
Following a week of summit experiences it is imperative to realize we are headed into some valleys. As I’ve said before, Life is more about learning to negotiate the mountain ranges than it is about climbing the mountain. In Matthew 17, we read the story about Jesus leading Peter, James, and John up a high mountain…
Read MoreKeep Pushing The Peddles
Recently we bought our grandson a new bicycle. This was a monumental moment for him as it would be his first opportunity to ride a bike without the aid of training wheels. I have to admit I had forgotten how hard it was to teach a kid to ride a bike! I mean, after-all, “It’s…
Read MoreSeptember Newsletter; Going Back To Ghana
Team of six leaves for Africa on September 18. With the hectic days of Summer now in the past for most, our team of six is making final preparations for what promises to be another ministry project into the West African country of Ghana. Our national director Sammy Lartey informs us know that we will…
Read MoreFocus Is The Key
As we have come to the end of the summer many people are talking about a time to Re-focus on the tasks at hand. It matters little what that task is, but FOCUS is the key. When we say that we must re-focus, it is implied that we have once been focused and something has…
Read MoreLessons From The Mountaintop
The little details are important! This past weekend I had the opportunity to spend the weekend at a mountaintop country club in North Carolina. We had a great time playing golf and just hanging out. It was the perfect opportunity to laugh, and listen, and learn. An important area of life is often outside the…
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