Jun 26, 2023 | Pondering and Kindling
I don’t know how it is with you, but I have a number of Scripture passages to which I refer off and on, sometimes out of need, sometimes reminded of it when I’m listening to something else. Recently I was listening to a sermon on the text, Do not think of yourself...
Jun 22, 2023 | Pondering and Kindling
There is tyranny in words. Words can be Philistine giants that slay us, or they can provide the solid foundation on which we build our lives. They can be maxims that crumble like ashes, or ropes on slippery places that keep us erect and steady. We think too little...
Jun 18, 2023 | Pondering and Kindling
An article in The Commercial Appeal (4-20-23) tells a dramatic story about the love of Walter Watkins and son for their stolen dog. The dog, Hennessy, was stolen from their yard when she was only three months old. A neighbor said she saw a man pull Hennessy over the...
Jun 11, 2023 | Pondering and Kindling
Dianne, my sister- in law, died seven months ago. Recently her husband gave Jerry (my wife) a folder and a large envelope full of letters she had received from Kevin, our son, and sermon I had preached years ago. The letters are priceless for Kevin. And the sermons?...
Jun 8, 2023 | Pondering and Kindling
There are those in the Protestant that think lightly, sometimes even condescendingly of written prayers. They think we should be able to pray spontaneously. Well, I think we should not only be able, but most of us also pray more spontaneously than “planned” praying....
Jun 4, 2023 | Pondering and Kindling
DENNIS did it again…this time resulting in the remains of a broken vase scattered all over the floor. His mother hears sound, looks around shocked as “the Menace” says, “Well That didn’t have a very long shelf life. Shelf life is a significant issue in household and...
