Thanksgiving has passed and it is time to think about Christmas….
It’s Christmas time, and Lucy comes in where Charlie Brown is standing and says, “Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown. `Tis the season of peace on earth and good will toward men. Therefore, I suggest we forget all our differences and love one another.”
Charlie Brown, whose face lights [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Maybe we really could be kind to each other
Posted in Uncategorized on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Getting to God……….Eventually
Posted in Uncategorized on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One Thanksgiving season a family was seated around their table, looking at the annual holiday bird. From the oldest to the youngest, they were to express their praise. When they came to the 5-year-old in the family, he began by looking at the turkey and expressing his thanks to the turkey, saying although he had [...]
I Need a Hug
Posted in Uncategorized on November 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
You know, sometimes I feel like the little girl who was frightened by a great storm in the middle of the night, and she called out to her daddy in the next room. Her daddy came in and said: “Why are you afraid, don’t you know that God is with you and He’ll take care of [...]
Vintage Sunday
Posted in Uncategorized on November 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today we experienced the opportunity to go back in time. We called it VINTAGE and conducted the church service in the way that I remember when I came into the church 35 years ago.
We sang a couple of the old songs and then had a called up choir and sang a couple more songs that [...]
Desperate Faith
Posted in Uncategorized on November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are 3 dimensions of faith: saving faith, healing faith, but then there is desperate faith. When I became desperate for a miracle I didn’t have time for run of the mill faith, I didn’t have time for the small faith that comes from reading a book. I needed the kind of faith that comes [...]
Let the Doctors be Amazed
Posted in Uncategorized on November 5, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This afternoon I met with the oncology doctor for the results of the CT scan that was done on Thursday. I also expected a plan to be made for the future. She confirmed that there was considerable shrinkage and suggested that this had happened with no treatment. I reminded her that we had been praying and she [...]
I Want God, more than…….
Posted in Uncategorized on November 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As I was praying this morning I recalled this story. I wondered, “How much do I really want God?”
There is an ancient tale from India about a young man who was seeking God.
- He went to a wise old sage for help.
- “How can I find God?” he asked the old man.
- [...]
