Sonshine for your soul
Posted in teaching on Apr 24th, 2012
I preached a sermon Sunday that included a reference to Psalm 127:1 that says, “Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain.”
The point, of course, is that God is to be the architect, foreman and ultimate beneficiary of our efforts to build an immediate family or a congregation or some other [...]
Posted in obedience on Apr 20th, 2012
Had a conversation the other day with a man who rides his motorcycle on a local toll road yet doesn’t pay tolls.
It’s not that he’s privileged under the law.
Instead, he’s just turned his license plate holder in such a way in order to be obscured from the camera recording license plates of non-payers.
He’s gotten [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, faithfulness on Apr 19th, 2012
Among the challenging aspects of our human nature is the Velcro-like stickiness of bad memories that so often shove their way to the front of the line in our hearts and minds.
It’s no secret that psychologists say it takes seven compliments to counteract the effect of one insult.
We humans just hold onto negative statements and [...]
Posted in testimony on Apr 18th, 2012
An article published last Friday by The Week magazine reported that the fastest-growing religious segment in the nation is actually atheism.
Nearly 20 percent of Americans now classify themselves as having “none” when asked to define their religious faith.
What’s so troubling in the rapid rise of “none” people is that most profess to having had [...]
Posted in humility on Apr 12th, 2012
No, I’m not going to stir the pot when it comes to dress code for church services.
That topic is already a cauldron of simmering conflict in many multi-generational congregations.
I’m simply going to ask you to reflect on how you present yourself to the Lord when you enter a time designated for worship.
Because He [...]
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Martin Drummond