TIM LAUGHLIN: Who saw this temple in its former glory? (part 9)

“You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

OUT TO PASTOR: Kitty on the outside or a tree frog on the inside

I thought, which is a dangerous activity for me, that I had pulled one over on the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. It is a rare occasion when I actually do something like this. At my age, I assume I could get away with something. I guess I am just not old enough.

CLINT DECKER: Sin – the reason for the season

Legendary country singer Johnny Cash is one of many artists that have recorded the famous Christmas carol, “Silent Night.” I can usually get the first verse by memory, but the second I always need a little help. It goes like this, “Silent night! Holy night!

TIM LAUGHLIN: Who saw this temple in its former glory? (part 8)

“I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

OUT TO PASTOR: It was a gobble-gobble kind of day

I do not know about anybody else, but I truly enjoy Thanksgiving Day. It is not just because of the turkey that the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage prepares so brilliantly, although, I cannot think of any other reason. Of course, there is the idea of family getting together.

TIM LAUGHLIN: Who saw this temple in its former glory? (part 7)

“The voice of one crying in the wilderness; prepare the way of the Lord; make His paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill brought low; the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough ways smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

OUT TO PASTOR: Not everything in life is automatic

Two days in the year I don’t like. Somebody is thinking it is my wife’s birthday and our wedding anniversary. I worked that out a long time ago. My birthday is two days before the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and our anniversary is three weeks after our birthday. No way can I forget that.

TIM LAUGHLIN: Who saw this temple in its former glory? (part 6)

“And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall see visions. Also on My maidservants I will pour My Spirit in those days.