Two weeks ago we looked at how this world of sin can stain our lives - our souls. We explored keeping ourselves unspotted from this world, but the reality is that our past and our inconsistency stains us. The Good News is that those stains are not permanent. God provides stain removal through the blood … Continue reading Joy, Joy, and More Joy!

An advertisement from my childhood promised to remove "ring-around-the-collar" every time. A well-known infomercial of a decade or two ago demonstrated the stain removing power of an oxygen boosted powder. The products these commercials promoted seemed almost too good to be true and to be over-selling the abilities of their products. You may think otherwise. … Continue reading Removing the Stains

I have a collection of what I call "yard-work" or "car-work" shirts and jeans. They have stains from daily use. Likely, I was wearing a shirt or pair of jeans while cooking or moving something greasy or oily and permanently stained those clothes. Those clothes then moved from the "wear in public" drawer to "I … Continue reading Stained!

This Sunday at Central as we are learning about Revolutionary Families and to be Christians who stand apart from the world, we are looking at marriage. I know, you know (or you need to know) that Marriage Matters, so I am taking today as a preview to Sunday and to encourage you to focus on … Continue reading Focus on Your Marriage

When is the last time someone sincerely told you thanks? Maybe they told you in person, or maybe they sent a note or card in the mail; whatever method they chose, you felt blessed. When was the last time you told someone thank you? You know how receiving thanks makes you feel, have you blessed … Continue reading The Grace of Thanks

I was walking through the building with this sword in hand and our ministry intern looked at me quizzically. Last year, I set this sword on a table in the front of auditorium at Central as I preached. Why does Scott have a sword? The short answer: Because I wanted one. This one is a … Continue reading A Sword?

NOT Germs! The two items pictured above are on my desk. Both are products of 2020. For the last 20 years hand sanitizer is always in my study (I am married to an elementary school teacher), but the face mask? Yeah, that is something new to 2020. Both this bottle of hand sanitizer and the … Continue reading Spread Love

Recently, I learned about a man known as "Slick Willie" Suttton. William Francis Sutton entered life in 1901 and died at his sister's home in 1980 at the age of 79. Willie spent most of his life robbing banks, or to be politically correct - as a "financial withdrawal specialist." He spent time in prison … Continue reading Sutton’s Law

What a world!What has happened?How did it get this way?Can anything be done to turn this around? Leaders and citizens suppress truth in wicked ways. So-called educated people ignore and deny that there is a Designer, a Creator - God. Others know there is a God, but refuse to follow Him making up their own … Continue reading What a World!