Posted on Aug 8, 2022 in Pastor's Blog |
“When they were all full, he said to his disciples,
“Gather the pieces left over; let us not waste a bit” (John 6:12, GNT).
My cell phone is no longer working properly. I have had the device for only two years. Planned obsolescence is the reason, so I’m told. Read more…
Posted on Aug 5, 2022 in Pastor's Blog |
“The Lord declares, ‘Am I a God who is only nearby and not far off?
Can people hide themselves in secret places so I might not see them?
Don’t I fill heaven and earth?’”
(Jeremiah 23:23-24, CEB).
I’ve always believed there to be a difference between feeling lonely and being alone. One can be in a crowd of people, and yet, harbor an unnerving sense of isolation. Read more…
Posted on Aug 4, 2022 in Pastor's Blog |
“Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the
pioneer and perfecter of faith” (Hebrews 12:2-3, NIV).
The headline read:
“US Runner, 105, Sets New World Record for 100m Sprint—But Feels
Posted on Aug 3, 2022 in Pastor's Blog |
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”
(2 Corinthians 5:17, NIV).
We pay a lot of attention to our skin. We wash it. Shave it. Moisturize it. Some of us even paint it. Read more…
Posted on Aug 2, 2022 in Pastor's Blog |
“For the body, itself is not made up of only one part, but of many parts” (1 Corinthians 12:14).
The floods that recently devastated Eastern Kentucky substantiated a familiar adage. Nothing is more powerful than the love of a mother—except when a mother’s love is combined with a few feet of electrical cord. Read more…
Posted on Aug 1, 2022 in Pastor's Blog |
“But anyone who is alive in the world of the living has some hope; a live dog is better
off than a dead lion” (Ecclesiastes 9:4, GNT)
In 1972, Walter Mishel conducted an experiment with a large group of four and five-year-old children. Each child was given a binary choice to either eat a marshmallow or wait fifteen minutes and receive a second marshmallow. Follow-up studies on delayed gratification discovered the minority of children who held out for a second marshmallow went on to enjoy better outcomes in life, to include better social skills, higher test scores, and healthier bodies.
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