Be With Me Lord Thomas O. Chisholm & Lloyd O. Sanderson, 1935 Gospel Advocate Co. Be With Me Lord is a prayer in the form of a song. This lyrical prayer expresses well the desire of a Christian to dwell in the presence of God. Be with me, Lord- I cannot live without Thee, I … Continue reading Be With Me Lord
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Xenolith Christians
I recently learned (or remembered from high school geology) that a rock that has a different origin than the igneous rock in which it is embedded is a xenolith. The picture to the right of this text shows what a xenolith looks like. As magma flows, it collects other objects including rocks. When that magma … Continue reading Xenolith Christians
How to Help the Church
First let me emphatically say that this post is NOT about money! This post is about you and the church, specifically the congregation of God's people that you assemble with. Where you assemble to worship is probably similar to Central, where we attend and where I preach. We are a good group of people. We are … Continue reading How to Help the Church
An Umbrella for Two
The rain is falling in my corner of the world. The rain started Sunday and we are expecting rain through Friday. Six days of rain! Thirty-four more and we might face a flood of Biblical proportions. Even in the rain, there are rays of sunshine. Yes, the sun sneaks through the clouds. Yes, the rain … Continue reading An Umbrella for Two
Maturity
Growing up in the 1970's and 80's family vacations were events. We did not fly, we drove and drove. We would pile into the 1967 Chevrolet Biscayne, the 1968 Dodge Polara, or later the 1981 Buick Century and head to the Smokey Mountains, to Orlando, or to southern Ohio. Did I mention hours in the … Continue reading Maturity
Pursuing Happiness
What makes you happy? When are you feeling your best? We live in a world that looks for happiness. Even the Founding Fathers of the United States include the pursuit of happiness as one of mankind's inalienable rights. (Note that to pursue happiness is a right, not happiness.) According to these men, this right is … Continue reading Pursuing Happiness
Funny?!?
From deep in the files comes this type writer copy of a poem of unknown origin (I did make some updates for inflation and current culture): Funny how twenty dollars looks so big when we take it to church; But so small when we take it to the store Funny how long a 60 minutes … Continue reading Funny?!?
Birthdays: They Seem to Come Every Year
I recently had another birthday and that makes me older that many and younger than others. I am old enough that this summer my high school graduating class will hold our 30 Year Reunion. Time truly does fly by. Sometimes I feel like the psalmist, "I have been young, and now I am old . . ." … Continue reading Birthdays: They Seem to Come Every Year
Losing Power
It happened this morning. Yes, this morning as I was driving to the study. I was on the highway not one-half mile from my house. I was approaching the only traffic light in my town. I decided to turn to the right and check the post office, so I reached down to take the key off my … Continue reading Losing Power
Take off Your Hat and Stay
(An edited and expanded version of a post from September 2011.) A well-to-do family hired a maid to keep the house and laundry clean. All the first day the new maid wore her hat, the family thought that in the excitement of a new job and wanting to get right to work she had simply … Continue reading Take off Your Hat and Stay
