Church Blog (Page 238)

Church Blog (Page 238)

A Perfect Father

A Perfect Father From Our Daily Bread – June 18, 2017 Read: Proverbs 20:3–7 The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.—Proverbs 20:7 My father once admitted to me, “When you were growing up, I was gone a lot.” I don’t remember that. Besides working his full-time job, he was gone some evenings to direct choir practice at church, and he occasionally traveled for a week or two with a men’s quartet. But for all the significant…

Time Together

Time Together From Our Daily Bread – June 17, 2017 Read: Psalm 147:1–11 The Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.—Psalm 147:11 On the two-hour drive home from a family member’s wedding, my mom asked me for the third time what was new in my job. I once again repeated some of the details as if telling her for the first time, while wondering what might possibly make my words more memorable.…

Verse of the Day – Isaiah 26:9 KJV

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early:  for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

Disappointment

Disappointment I usually write about good things.  Today, I write about Disappointment. I am a little ashamed and by way of this letter am spreading the wealth so to speak with my children. Our family has an elderly friend who for one reason or another has alienated or been alienated by her natural family.  We try to help her out whenever we can.  Usually, it’s small stuff she doesn’t want to be an imposition anymore that we would.  But recently,…

Made Alive

Made Alive From Our Daily Bread – June 16, 2017 Read: Ephesians 2:1–10 You were dead in your transgressions and sins.—Ephesians 2:1 As a young man, my dad was traveling with a group of friends to an out-of-town sporting event when the tires of their car slipped on the rain-soaked roads. They had an accident—a bad accident. One of his friends was paralyzed and another was killed. My dad was declared dead and taken to the morgue. His shocked and…

Verse of the Day – Luke 6:38 KJV

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.  For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

The Bond of Peace

The Bond of Peace From Our Daily Bread June 15, 2017 Read: Ephesians 4:1–6 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.—Ephesians 4:3 After I confronted my friend by email over a matter on which we had differed, she didn’t respond. Had I overstepped? I didn’t want to worsen the situation by pestering her, but neither did I want to leave things unresolved before she went on a trip overseas. As she popped…

Verse of the Day – Ephesians 6:12 KJV

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Rhythms of Grace

Rhythms of Grace From Our Daily Bread – June 14, 2017 Read: Matthew 11:25–30 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.—Matthew 11:29 A friend and his wife, now in their early nineties and married for sixty-six years, wrote their family history for their children, grandchildren, and generations to come. The final chapter, “A Letter from Mom and Dad,” contains important life-lessons they’ve…

Consider the Clouds

Consider the Clouds From Our Daily Bread – June 13, 2017 Read: Job 37:1–16 Do you know how the clouds hang poised?—Job 37:16 One day many years ago my boys and I were lying on our backs in the yard watching the clouds drift by. “Dad,” one asked, “why do clouds float?” “Well, son,” I began, intending to give him the benefit of my vast knowledge, but then I lapsed into silence. “I don’t know,” I admitted, “but I’ll find…