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Saturday, August 9th, 20081 Peter 4:8 “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
I think one of the sad happenings of our culture is that we have forgotten that we are supposed to stand for something. In Leon Uris’ Exodus we read the beautiful story of the Jewish people valiantly establishing a […]
When the Laughing Stops
Friday, August 8th, 2008 Deuteronomy 7:9 “Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.”
Recently, our church sponsored a Christian comedian whose name is Tim Hawkins. Averette and I went and had a wonderful time […]
Why Did the Chicken Go Into the Tunnel?
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Deuteronomy 32:7
“Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past.”
My daughter Anna Camille and I have a countdown of things she wants us to do before she leaves for Huntingdon College. Last week, on my day off, we set aside to accomplish some of those things. Primarily, in the morning and the afternoon we […]
Ever Present Defeat
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Psalm 25:2, “In you I trust, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.”
On the eve of the Summer Olympics I imagine if you were about to participate in one of the events your prayer would go along with Psalm 25:2, “In you I trust, […]
Faith in the Night
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008Exodus 14:31 “And when the Israelites saw the power of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in Him.”
Trusting in God means that we have reliance on the integrity, strength, and ability of our Lord. Confidence in God always means we have an expectation of hope […]
Seeing What’s There
Monday, August 4th, 2008Matthew 9:2 “…When Jesus saw their faith he said…. “Your sins are forgiven.”
During the week of Vacation Bible School I would hop in the cars with people as they drove around the long carpool line and visit with them. It was so much fun. One day during the week I was in the […]
The Shades of Friendship
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008 1 Samuel 20:42 “Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘The LORD is witness between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants forever.’ “
One of the things I learned in painting is the concept of value […]
The Plagues of Egypt
Friday, August 1st, 2008Exodus 10:4 “I will bring a plague of locusts to your country tomorrow.”
I remember one evening as my grandparents finished supper my granddaddy said to my grandmother, “Bunnie Mae, you look tired!” My grandmother said back to my granddaddy, “Jessie, you would be tired too if you had these boys with you all day […]
Every Day, Every Moment, Every Person is Special
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Romans 13: “The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber….the night is nearly over; the day is almost here.”
Averette had a rather bazaar Aunt Lois who had been married to her husband Bruce for over 50 years. When he died it became my task to help her make burial arrangements. […]
Excuses
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Luke 14:18
“But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said, ‘I have just bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please excuse me.’”
Jesus tells a parable in Luke about a certain man who prepared a great banquet and invited many guests. At the time of the banquet he sent his […]