Sonshine for your soul
Posted in Christian service, Uncategorized on Mar 26th, 2013
“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.” (Proverbs 11:30)
As I prepare for bed each evening, I need to look back on the day and evaluate what kind of fruit did I offer to people who might have been hungry for encouragement or compassion […]
Posted in gossip, Uncategorized on Mar 7th, 2013
You and I had better think twice before complaining about God.
For He hears every gripe.
Whether they flow across our lips or inhabit only our hearts.
No, He probably won’t zap us dead as He did to some as described in the passage below.
But He certainly will be wounded by our ungratefulness and will set about directing […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 18th, 2012
A congregation typically will not grow without leaders who are growing in spirituality and cultural awareness in their own lives.
Why? Because the societal and spiritual challenges/opportunities presented to the congregation change over the years. If leaders are not adaptive in method and context, it will matter little if they’re rock solid doctrinally.
Imagine being […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 17th, 2012
It’ a wonderful thing when in the midst of a terribly difficult season in our lives, there is someone who intentionally does all he or she can to help us with encouragement, with prayers, with advocacy comments toward others or perhaps a combination of all three.
The load of stress and despair seems less because of […]
Posted in testimony, Uncategorized on Sep 13th, 2012
The words flow from his heart with the same richness of meaning as if from the lips of a dying patriarch with his family at his bedside:
“Dear brothers and sisters, I close my letter with these last words: Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of […]
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Martin Drummond