The family sang at a funeral in Kentucky this week. The chapel was packed. Over five hundred people signed the guest book. We wound up the hill to the cemetery for the graveside service and military rites, then we gathered at the Baptist Church for diner with the family. As a small girl Lois lived in a small house just across the creek from the church. I went to the food table hoping to find scalloped corn. There was none, but the green beans were like nothing you will ever eat out of a can. We sat down and Lois gave me a bite of her banana pudding and said, “This is the way they make it down here. You’ve never had better.” [Read more…] about Advice for the Lonely
Not Here, Not Now
A few years ago we lived in a place where natural beauty was sparse. There were usually birds in view, some geometrically placed trees, plants clinging to life, and the ever-changing sky. There was a river that ran by at the foot of the hotel in which we lived. On a clear day standing on a footbridge you could see that the river really is, amazingly, teaming with life. Waterfowl floated on its surface. Big fish prowled the bottom, Catfish and Suckers – Bottom dwellers. City dwellers. They are evidence of lower forms of life that make up their diet. They say a peregrine falcon was nesting on a ledge high on a building across the river. The boys saw it dive and attack it prey. They say it was almost pitiful to watch the falcon dive with such velocity and force killing its prey in mid air.
There were plants, flowers, flowering ornamental bushes and trees here and there and they were real even if they were synthetically arranged. They were not in the wild. They were still beautiful enough to stir life in your heart when they caught you by surprise in a shaft of sunlight on a brisk morning run or mellow in the fading evening.
One morning we got a glimpse of nature up close. It was interesting. There was a rat in the restaurant one morning. [Read more…] about Not Here, Not Now
Chuk’s Resume–you gotta read it!
This is the only resume I have ever read that makes me cry. If you know someone who is looking for a pastor or youth pastor, you might want to have them take a look at this. Chuk is gifted in preaching and in people. He has uncanny insight into situations and unusual ability to express his heart. He has a deep and sincere love for God. I’m not ashamed to beat the drum for him.
Here is a link to his bio
Here is a link to his resume
They are both good reading.
Jerusalem on the Lord’s Day
We are in Jerusalem on the Lord’s Day. The birds have been singing for hours in the courtyard outside our room. I can hear bells ringing and smell bread baking. it should be a wonderful week. The dining room looks out on the walls of the Old City. I hope they have good coffee. 🙂
Are you taught by Jesus?
What two things do Vance Havner, Charles Spurgeon, A. W. Tozer, G. Campbell Morgan, Robert T. Ketchum, and D. L. Moody all have in common? All of them had profound national influence for Christ and a lifetime of successful Christian ministry, and none of would have qualified to be on the pastoral staff most churches because of a lack of formal education. Now there is something to think about. [Read more…] about Are you taught by Jesus?
Are you taught by Jesus?
What two things do Vance Havner, Charles Spurgeon, A. W. Tozer, G. Campbell Morgan, Robert T. Ketchum, and D. L. Moody all have in common? All of them had profound national influence for Christ and a lifetime of successful Christian ministry, and none of would have qualified to be on the pastoral staff most churches because of a lack of formal education. Now there is something to think about.
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