Month: January 2011

I recall fondly the days of my youth as an altar boy in Crowley. I remember waking up before my parents or 8 brothers and sisters and silently dressing and slipping out of the house before dawn. In  my memory it’s always a cold morning […]

The first week of our small group semester is nearly over. Have you taken advantage of any of the many opportunities to participate in a small group? You have a last chance tomorrow night at 6 p.m. as “Being the Church,” “Through the Bible” and […]

“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:14 Every successful business has a mission statement. The mission statement should be a clear and succinct representation of the enterprise’s purpose for existence. Maybe it isn’t […]

Psalm 55 16 As for me, I will call upon God,         And the LORD shall save me. 17 Evening and morning and at noon         I will pray, and cry aloud,          And He shall hear my voice. 18 He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against […]

Yesterday I did something spontaneous. I took my wife and daughter-in-law to a movie in the middle of the day, in the middle of the week. I highly recommend that exercise. I also highly recommend the movie, The King’s Speech. After the death of his […]

 “Give us this day our daily bread.” Matthew 6:11 The problem is we aren’t satisfied with daily bread. We want the assurance that we will have bread next week, next month and next year. We fail to recognize that a person with a loaf of […]

 “”But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.” Matthew 5:48 NLT This is one of those scriptures we tend to skip over. We know we’re not perfect. We know we’re not close to perfect. Yet, In today’s scripture, Jesus […]

Do you feel wronged today? Is there something in your heart eating away with you because of a hurt or slight? I know what you’re thinking because it’s usually what I’m thinking. “So and So needs to come to me and apologize. He’s the one […]