It Takes More Than A Hammer And Nails

“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock.”

Matthew 7:24-25

Dear Friends,

I listened to a song titled “Hammer and Nails”. The song was written by Aaron Schroeder and David Hill. The song was originally sung by the Staple Singers. The version…

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…