One More Memory…
1 Thessalonians 4:13
Fifteen years ago my mom had a health scare that landed her in ICU. We honestly didn’t know what the future held for her. She was diagnosed with COPD, a respiratory disease that is progressive and incurable. She had to make some radical lifestyle changes: she gave up smoking, had to change her diet, and [...]
Just One More Memory…
1 Thessalonians 4:13
Ten months ago my family got word that my grandmother had been diagnosed with leukemia. She had options, but the truth was that the prognosis was grim and that she would not overcome the leukemia. If I remember right, she was given somewhere around three months to live. God has been more than gracious. Three [...]
In All Circumstances…
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Thanksgiving is just a few days away and yet for many among us today “giving thanks” seems like a distant prospect. There are so many folks among us who are in the midst of trials and heartache. Some of you have lost loved ones during the past year, others have lost marriages during the [...]
Give Thanks
I Thessalonians 5:12-18
A pale Indian wobbled down the gangplank from a lurching deck onto firm land. For the next three years, he and other Indian youths were taught English after being kidnapped from their native America. At first he found the new tongue awkward, but eventually he surprised himself: “My name is Squanto. I have come from [...]
Having An Attitude of Gratitude
“Finding Contentment in a Discontented World”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
The Sunday before Thanksgiving is a time when we normally stop to focus our attention on the multiplied millions of blessings that Almighty God has showered upon us during the past year. We are supposed to continually remind ourselves how blessed we are simply by being called “God’s people,” but I find that mindset often [...]