Rejoice Always! Paul wrote to encourage the church. And that encouragement to the church in Thessalonica came in the form of rich thanksgiving: Rejoice always! Pray without ceasing; give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you."1 Thess. 5:16-18 …
Gratitude
The Sounds of Christmas (Brett Beeson)
How many weeks now have Christmas carols been playing, have holiday tunes been blasting at the supermarket? How long since you could find a station on the radio that doesn’t reference Santa Claus, Rudolph, or the term “jolly”? Just saying — it’s easy to get aural overload with the sounds of …
Perspective Lifters (Rev. Larry Davies)
My wife Mell and I were having one of those days. Nothing seemed to go right. It started with a trash can lid disappearing after the pick-up. The company said another one would be delivered in about a week. A week? Where do we put the trash? Every hour afterward seemed to bring more bad news: …
God Is Capable (Rev. Carol Pazdersky)
Jesus said: "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?” Matthew 6:25 We …
Give It Away (Rev. Larry Davies)
Recently, Mell and I moved from a three story house full of furniture, mementos, and stuff to a one floor, 55 plus condominium less than half the size. So, in addition to the normal stress and strain of moving we also faced a serious dilemma of how to reduce our possessions by more than 50%. How …
How Happy Are You? (Rev. Carol Pazdersky)
The joy of the Lord is your strength (Nehemiah 8:10) and the Fruit of the Spirit includes joy (Galatians 5:22). Joy is something that Christians possess from the moment we say “Yes!” to Jesus. God’s presence with us in every circumstance of life is our joy — and no one can take that from …
Fred Brown and Cooking (Rev. Larry Davies)
Just before graduating high school, I secured a summer job at a local hotel to work in maintenance, which meant, I cut grass. But two days before school ended, the hotel decided to hire someone else. I went home upset, almost in tears and swore: “I’m going job-hunting and not coming back until I get …
