An “Attitude of gratitude”

During the month of November, there are many people who list their blessings.  As a general rule, I love to participate in this month of thanksgiving.  As I contemplate each day’s item, I tried to elaborate a little as to why I am thankful for that item.  In...

Who does he think he is?

Sunday School this morning went great!  We nearly finished the entire lesson (a rarity).  Our discussion today was titled “Brave Heart”.  This quarter, as you may recall, is called “Heart for God” and we are studying old testament stories that...

Get the door…God delivers!!!

I’m going to get to the sermon our Pastor, Stewart-Allen Clark preached today, but I’m gonna spend some time bragging on my God and HIS message to me first. This morning in our Sunday School class, we used a story of the Israelite struggles to help us...

Lord, have mercy!

In 1 Timothy 1:15, Paul, perhaps the most well known of all the New Testament characters, makes an amazing confession.  He said: Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners – of whom I am the...

What did you call me?

Most people call me by my nickname, Butch.  No, that isn’t my given name, but when people who know me use that name, both people know who they are discussing.  My name really isn’t a description of who I am.  Rather, it is simply a label.  The names given...