Sermons

My parents and Grandma taught me a classic bedtime prayer originating from the 1700’s. “Now I lay me down to sleepI pray the Lord my… Read More »Another Day in Which to Excel

In case you didn’t know, today, April 18th, is the animal cracker birthday in the United States. When I was placing my grocery order, I… Read More »Are Animals In Heaven?

I ran across an article about a breed of chicken called the Golden Comet. That struck me as quite a name for a chicken breed.… Read More »A Mustard Seed

Max Lucado, in his book, “Six Hours One Friday,” tells the story of a missionary in Brazil who discovered a tribe of Indians in a… Read More »He is Risen Indeed!

2000 years ago, the Sadducees believed the Messiah would show up four days before Passover. They kept the gates of the Temple open so that… Read More »Palm Sunday

I like puns.Two boll weevils grew up in South Carolina. One went to Hollywood and became a famous actor. The other stayed behind in the… Read More »God is in Control

Perseverance, nicknamed Percy, is an SUV-sized Mars rover designed to explore Jezero Crater on Mars as part of NASA’s Mars 2020 mission. It was manufactured by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and launched on 30 July 2020 at 11:50:00 UTC (coordinated… Read More »Who is at The Controls?

My husband, Dave, and I took our children, Paul, Laura, and Mary on a hike when they were young. Paul was eight at the time.… Read More »The Transfiguration

So, I called to talk to a friend (Maryanne), a couple of weeks ago, after a Sunday food pantry. I was astonished to find out… Read More »The road to Success

God is in control. He’s the Creator. He has all the power and authority. No question. And yet, I won’t deny it, sometimes I wonder… Read More »You want me to do What?