Posts from October 2024
SOUND WORDS, OCT. 27, 2024
MY SECURITY I heard this quote from a sermon recently. “My security is not in what I believe but in Who I believe in.” I hear quotes like this a lot from pastors and preachers in various groups and normally pass them by. But I have, in years past, guest spoke in this congregation and have friends who attend there. I love them. Clearly, the church thought it was a quote worth repeating as they turned it into a reel…
SOUND WORDS, OCT. 20, 2024
IMMANUEL, GOD WITH US Did Jesus come to this earth only to die? Why did He spend around 33 years on the earth? Jesus Christ came to earth for more than His great sacrifice on the cross! God promised in Isaiah 7:14: “Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name, Immanuel.” The name Immanuel means “God with us” (Matt. 1:23) and implies more than a brief visit for one sacrificial act, but rather a sharing…
SOUND WORDS, OCT. 14, 2024
SILVER LININGS As I am sure many of you know, I ruptured my Achilles about a month ago. And let me tell you, getting the MRI report and reading (actually having brother Dave Jr read and explain š) what actually happened was eerie. My phone call to my wife on my way home the night of the injury included the following, MeāāDo you want the good news or the bad news?ā¦Iāll just start with the bad news. The bad news is…
SOUND WORDS, OCT. 6, 2024
LOVE VS ACCEPTANCE On Parade Magazine a number of years ago, an article introducing āBrotherhood Weekā began with the following lines: He drew a circle that left me outā¦Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout. But love and I to wit to win; We drew a circle that took him in. The article continued with the observation that the universal love of God should be the ideal which all of us should seek to attain. Godās Circle of Love It is certainly true…