Of Desert Storm Dog Tags & Grace Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death … Yea, though I walk through the valley of radioactive tank rounds and chemical nerve agents and though I refuse to acknowledge you … You are with me, and your rod and your staff comfort me…
Interruption: Rebirth Day / Damascus Road Story Personal Story – My life is interrupted when God makes a promise Acts 9:6 So he, trembling & astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must…
Have you ever had a meal that was so memorable that you made a point to never forget even the slightest of details? Maybe it was in a restaurant when your husband proposed to you, or at the kitchen table when you first told him that you were pregnant. Or that time when your boss offered you that promotion that lifted your…
Readings: Acts 2:1-8; 12-21 I remember one Sunday morning at our last church we were already running a few minutes behind schedule when one of our members stopped me to ask a “quick question.” He asked me if I could explain the Holy Spirit to him? Now I’ll give him credit that his question was quick. But the choir had already begun to…
Psalm 1 ; Acts 1:6-11 Just the other day someone asked me what it was like to work in advertising. Let’s just say I told her that whenever I used to fill out questionnaires that ask for my race, I put rat. As a copywriter it was my job to write the slogans and words. What I learned was that sometimes these…
Reading: Acts 3:1-19; 1 John 3:1-7 Before we begin, I need to admit that I struggled with this passage. Usually, I love John’s first letter, it’s always a beautiful reminder of who we are. But typical of John, he also slaps me upside the head…even if in the gentlest of ways, it’s still a slap. My problem began when I wanted to…