I looked up a song from the 60’s that came to mind this morning. “What the World Needs Now,” lyrics by Hal David, sung by Jackie DeShannon. It is a pretty song. It came out in 1965. America’s involvement in Viet Nam was ramping up. The Civil Rights Movement was…
It’s a shaking “of Biblical proportions.” That’s the effect Covid-19 is having on our society and the world economy. More significantly, it is the effect it is having on the economy of many, many individuals. And, it is the effect it is having on the life-style of pretty much every…
Sheltering at home because of Corona Virus – Do you feel alone? Are you afraid? How should we feel? How should we respond? Will we ever see normal again? And will it be a normal we want or like? Psalm 71 (subtitled: “Prayer of an Old Man for Deliverance) is…
The apostles of Jesus knew the resurrection was real, and they were willing to die for their risen Lord. Religion didn’t make them do that.
The newsletter the church mailed out had an article reminding everyone that April 20th is “Resurrection Sunday.” The purpose of the article was to remind members to invite people, because it is one of the most attended Sunday’s of the year. And, because of that, protocols are needed to make…
If you’re not familiar with west Louisiana, it is beautiful country of rolling hills, streams, rivers, and forests. In earlier times it was part of the vast pine forests that covered the deep south region of North America from the Atlantic into what is now East Texas. Much of that…
He changes: RIVERS into a WILDERNESS SPRINGS OF WATER into a THIRSTY GROUND A FRUITFUL LAND into a SALT WASTE Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it. True wickedness is settling for and embracing the temporal instead of the eternal. Let me rephrase that. True wickedness is settling for and…
My sin – oh wait. this is so cool. Just the thought of this makes me overflow with joy My sin – not just part of it, not just one sin, but all of it! Every sin I’ve ever done is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no…
I was praying this morning, and it turned into praying for someone to know more of God’s love. Paul prayed a prayer in Ephesians 3, and it became the core of my prayer this morning. I’m putting a blank, instead of a specific pronoun, so that it can be an…
How to be joyful, without faking it. Come join me on a journey into joy. We are supposed to have joy as Christians, right? How do you find joy in a world like we have seen this month? The death of two black men at the hands of police officers…
