Sonshine for your soul
Posted in prayer on May 24th, 2011
OK, so you’re an ancient, godly king and you learn that an army of angry God-haters is coming to kill you and all your citizens.
We’re talking an army of thousands.
So what do you do?
You hurriedly round up your army generals and you tell them to get the troops ready for battle, right?
And you work up […]
Posted in compassion on Mar 28th, 2011
The next time you see a homeless, hungry person, please remember a message from Psalm 69:33 — “The Lord hears the needy” — and then ask yourself if you are “hearing” the needy by providing food in some meaningful way.
And the next time you see a heartbroken widow who has just lost her […]
Posted in compassion on Mar 16th, 2011
(To help Japanese tsunami victims, click link after Morning Devotion).
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I’m not sure why this thought hasn’t crossed my mind before, but I’m glad it did today.
I’m talking about the Luke 2 reference to Joseph and Mary using a hay manger as a crib for the newborn Messiah rather than having a room at the Bethlehem […]
Posted in children on Jan 27th, 2011
It’s not difficult to determine if a congregation is focused on its long-term future.
Just look at how it ministers to children.
If the classrooms and teachers are prepared for learning and loving each Sunday or when other sessions occur, a solid foundation is being laid for generations of ministry.
If there are other opportunities at least several […]
Posted in prayer on Dec 24th, 2010
Every Christian encounters times when it seems that God isn’t listening to his or her prayers.
We know that this is not technically accurate since God hears every word that spills from our lips, even the ones that should never have been in our hearts in the first place.
But I’m talking about listening in the sense […]
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Martin Drummond