Sonshine for your soul
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 13th, 2012
It stinks when somebody steals from us.
Several weeks ago, one of the men in our congregation had a $17,000 motorcycle stolen from his job, despite the presence of a Lo-Jack anti-theft system which didn’t work.
A week after that, one of the men in our congregation had his electronics repair business van stolen from his workplace [...]
Posted in spiritual strength on Apr 9th, 2012
I was reminded once again today as to why I love the Lord so much.
He was thinking of me more than 3,400 years ago, that’s why.
Of course, He was thinking of you, too.
That’s why God spoke to Moses these prophetic words as part of a larger series of blessings and curses given the tribes of [...]
Posted in Christ's sacrifice on Apr 6th, 2012
One of the best ways to demonstrate genuine faith is to show others that insults toward us aren’t like matches on gasoline.
We’ve all encountered verbal cheap shots from others at home or at work or at school, sometimes even at church. And these have sometimes happened in the presence of multiple people.
It takes [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, wisdom on Apr 2nd, 2012
Many of us love dreaming and planning and pursuing new initiatives.
The anticipation of possibilities realized is quite flavorful.
We might spend time pondering the idea of buying and remodeling a larger, better-located house even though our present house is quite adequate.
We might spend loads of time planning how we’ll spend our retirement years even though we [...]
Posted in blessings on Mar 14th, 2012
It’s not easy to sing praises during storms of disappointment.
Our flesh and emotions are drawn to outpourings of “Boo-hoo” if we think only of what has been or might be lost.
But if we contemplate how our earthly and eternal future WILL be better and brighter through our faith in Christ, then worship moves from [...]
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Martin Drummond