OUT TO PASTOR: I screamed for ice cream and got in trouble

Trouble is not my middle name, although it sure could be; just ask The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage.I try to keep out of trouble, but my definition differs from my wife’s. If I could remember some of the trouble I’ve been in it probably could help me keep out of some new trouble.

The dynamics of discipleship (part 38)

Then it happened one evening that David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to behold. So David sent and inquired about the woman.

SPEAKING TRUTH: 2023. The city of man or the city of God?

During 2022, the ravages of drugs tore through America, from the opioid to the fentanyl crisis.Inflation persisted, increasing the cost of goods and services and put immense pressure on households and businesses.

OUT TO PASTOR: Where is the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage?

Our family’s Christmas this year was the best one yet.Our great-granddaughter served as the focal point of our Christmas this year.She assumed that position because she was born two weeks before Christmas.What a gift.This is our second great-grandchild.

The dynamics of discipleship (part 37)

Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: How big is God? ‘To try to tell our lips can only start’

Good week. Welcome to the “Front Porch.”Songwriter Stuart Hamblen wrote a great, classic song in 1959. Ah, just thinking back to that time, I have to shake my head at how young we were back then. As Mr. Twain would say, “younger than I am now, younger than I’ll ever be again.

OUT TO PASTOR: The misconception of a new year

Christmas is the best time of the year, especially when it involves family. It’s the one time of the year that families get together to celebrate together.This year, we had a special new family member – our second great-grandchild – born a week before Christmas.

The dynamics of discipleship (part 36)

“Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.” – PSALM 50:15King David, mighty warrior, the sweet psalmist of Israel, a man after God’s own heart, most likely the greatest military commander the world has ever seen was also a sinner in need of deliverance.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Still the greatest story ever told

Good week. Welcome to the “Front Porch.”The Gospel of Luke, some say, is the loveliest book ever written. During these chilly, festive days of December I think we appreciate Luke’s gospel and the physician’s brilliant storytelling ability more than ever.

OUT TO PASTOR: The liar in the red suit

Around this time of the year, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I revel in our family memories.Unlike me, she has some wonderful memories because of her large family. I came from a very small family and therefore don’t have that many memories let alone wonderful memories.