Are the absent safe around you? God held Israel responsible for their public rebellion and the murmuring they did in their tents. My aquaintance Ray Pritchard cranks out books like I can put away pizza. He has an insightful blog. Monday he told an interesting story. In the article he has a good, practical suggestion about how to keep others from talking about those who are not present to participate in the discussion. Amy Carmichael’s rule in the Donavour Fellowship in Inda was “Never about. Always too.” In other words, she did not allow people to talk about each other when they should talk to each other.
Another Scandal
What a scandal! Parents who have the audacity to expect to be their children’s “friends” on Facebook. Read all the lurid details here.
Appalachian Trial
We need to look on big things frequently. It’s good for our souls. Here is a blog entry that captures the idea. Take a look at the pictures.
My Dad is a Story Teller, Too
The night I was installed as Senior Pastor at Evangel Baptist, my Dad shared some thoughts from a family perspective. You will see that I am not the only story teller in my family. Dad had some meaningful and funny things to say that night.
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Alma Johnson
Alma Johnson was highly respected at First Baptist Church in Fremont, Michigan. She was a the Sunday School teacher of almost every little girl in the church at one time or another. She was on the missionary committee. She was a mother, a grandmother, a great grandmother, and an adopted grandmother to many.
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Easter Sunday in America
I have to admit to some quaint ideas. I still feel an inner warmth and get a little misty-eyed when I see a picture of a family walking to church on a spring morning. In these warm fantasies the sun is always shining, birds sing, and the walk is lined with daffodils. The trees are in the tender bud of spring and church bells ring in the distance.
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