Old Man Winter and Jack Frost made a stop over in the hometown of Oakman, Alabama on Wednesday. I love the way a good 2-3" snow covers the grass and the walkways hiding their imperfections. I love the peacefulness of new fallen and early morning snow. Driving to Tuscaloosa this morning, I loved the snow … Continue reading White Snow
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
Lessons from Nabad and Abihu
Yesterday's sermon was from the chronological reading we are doing as a congregation at Central. There were three main lessons that we learned from Nadab and Abihu and their offering in Leviticus 10. Here are those three lessons. Lesson One: The Worship of God Approach God in Worship Doing only what He Commands. This regards … Continue reading Lessons from Nabad and Abihu
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
Render to Caesar and to God
Yesterday I celebrated Presidents' Day by preparing my tax return for the IRS. Without going into too much detail about my finances, the following formula seems an accurate description of taxes. After reading it you might be able to guess how I feel about our current tax code and the taxes you and I pay … Continue reading Render to Caesar and to God
What If?
On Social media, today is Throw Back Thursday, so I thought I would go to the hard copy files (a real filing cabinet, with hanging folders) to the thick files labeled, "Miscellaneous Bulletin Articles" and pull one for the blog. What If . . . ? What if God couldn't find the time to bless … Continue reading What If?
My DOMA Reaction
With all that is going on in Alabama this week with the court ruling Alabama's marriage act as unconstitutional and same-sex couples lining up to after winning the right to marry, I thought about this post originally from 2012 and reblogged in 2013. My thoughts have not changed.
Heat, Heart, Hardened
Yesterday morning the sermon was about God hardening Pharaoh's heart. The lesson noted that God did promise to harden the heart of Pharaoh so that Pharaoh, Egypt, the world, and Israel would know that God is God and that there is no other. A second part of God's reasoning was to convince Pharaoh to release the Hebrews so … Continue reading Heat, Heart, Hardened
What You Believe
We have all heard the statement, "You are what you eat." In many ways I think that statement is true. No, eating bacon, does not make me a pig. The statement is a colloquial way to express a the simple truth that what we eat has a bearing on our physical and mental health. "You … Continue reading What You Believe
Driving Thought 