I gave myself a mental pat on the back as I made my way to the restroom. The funeral service was almost over, and I had for the most part kept my composure. However, that didn’t last very long. As I was about to leave the restroom, I saw an…
Read moreI was asked the other day a very profound, but important question; “What is a Christian?” To the average church goer who claims to BE a Christian, that question may seem strange to have been asked and perhaps even hard for them to answer. After all, doesn’t the answer depend…
Read moreOn Friday at the Jersey shore, pods of dolphins frolicked in the ocean so near to shore you could almost touch them. Down the beach, over 50 fishing boats of all sizes clustered off the coast. The stripers were running, and under the bright cloudless sky, everything looked beautiful…
Read moreI was not a talented mathematician. When my sons were in school, helping with fractions was the bane of my existence. No one could have television until homework was checked. Very often, the boys would have the right answer but had not reduced the answer to its simplest form. You…
Read moreThe church I attended this morning started a new sermon series called “A Better Way.” The title really caught my attention because wow, there has to be a better way than the way things are currently going. The scripture that lead into the sermon was 1 Corinthians 12:31b “But now…
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