Hurricanes

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult.
(Psalm 46:1-3)

Friends,

I just received a phone call from my daughter in North Carolina.

It wasn’t really a phone call. It was more a walkie-talkie call. I have an app on my phone called “Zello Walkie Talkie”. My daughter said the app is supposed to…

Holy Cross Day

Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was God’s Son!”
Mark 15:39

Friends,

September 14 is Holy Cross Day. The day originally celebrated the discovery of cross on which Jesus was crucified.

Saint Helena, the mother of the Roman emperor, Constantine, believed she had found the cross. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was built on the…

Father Of Lights
James 1:17

Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

Friends,
Studying the Bible can be fun. Yes, I am serious.

For example, in preparing a Sunday message I decided to use a reading from James.
One verse intrigued me. It reads:

“Every generous act of giving, with…

Ambrose Of Milan

For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light—for the fruit of the light is found in all that is good and right and true. Try to find out what is pleasing to the Lord. – Ephesians 4:8-10

Dear Friends,

As I was preparing worship for Sunday, August 26, I came upon this prayer:

“O Lord, who has mercy upon all, take away from me my sins, and mercifully kindle in me the fire of Your Holy Spirit. Take away from…