Image source: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/357262182914318275/ For Lord’s Day, March 6, 2016 Dear Saints, I was impressed with something I recently heard a celebrated American composer and singer-songwriter share that I’d like to pass on to you, my friends and brethren: I’ve had hopeless times in my life about different things, and you just have to persevere, because one […]
For Lord’s Day, February 21, 2016 Dear Saints, Considering that the Lord just reminded us in Leviticus 19:32 to honor those older than us (especially those with gray-haired crowns as reflecting the Ancient of Days), and considering part of this honor involves encouraging our elders to talk with us about their lives while we listen […]
For Lord’s Day, February 7, 2016 (Image source: http://timesofsandiego.com/life/2015/05/12/gusty-desert-winds-to-make-driving-difficult-on-interstate-8/) Dear Saints, Last week in the morning service, Leviticus 19:30 had us revisit the fundamental expression of being God’s people—sanctified Sabbath worship around Him in His sanctuary. This is, after all, a foretaste of heaven (as depicted in The Revelation). Since then, I’ve been thinking about […]
For Lord’s Day, January 31, 2016 Dear Saints, Sometimes there are meaningful things gleaned in commentaries for sermon preparation that won’t make it “out of the woodshed” and into the sermons. Preparing for tomorrow evening’s sermon that will introduce our Lord’s magnificent “Sermon on the Mount” with His glorious “Beatitudes”, I have these particle shavings […]
For Lord’s Day, January 24, 2016 Dear Saints, While my family finished the end of Book II of Pilgrim’s Progress together, we were quite moved to read about Christiana and many of her travel companions being called upon by Christ at different moments to join Him at His heavenly feast. They were each so very […]
For the Lord’s Day, January 17, 2016 Dear Saints, What do you see in this picture: a lion or a lioness? Ah, looks can be deceiving. If you thought this was a lion (meaning a male), you were wrong. This is a picture of a lioness! She and some other lionesses in the Mombo of […]
For the Lord’s Day, December 20, 2015 Dear Saints, Tomorrow evening’s sermon text, Matthew 3:1-12, has John the Baptist crying out in the wilderness, “Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight!” And we will see that John’s main theme of preparing the way for the coming of King Jesus with His Kingdom […]