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Posts from October 2023

Stranger Things

It is an interesting exercise to have conversations with fellow church members about our hymns. As far as preferences go, people are all over the map. This applies not only to style, but also to the messages of our songs. I have found that even though the words in a song might be absolutely biblical,…

Excellence

“If there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things” (Phil. 4:8). There is much that occupies our thoughts. The world in which we live is a one where information arrives immediately, regardless how distant the origin of the story. In an instant we have details on events, even…

Gift to the World

I can recall Christmas mornings as a child, waking far too early with great excitement to go into our den and see what it was that was waiting for my siblings and me. Dad and mom always sectioned off the den, creating a small area for each of us. In that area some gifts would…

Scars, Warts, and Blemishes

It is October. That means cooler temperatures (yay!). It means beautiful colors. It means shorter days as well, especially once we “fall back” next month. It means college football is in full swing. It also means that it is time for the MLB playoffs. Although not all of us are interested in sports, there are…

The Last Fruit

One of our sweet ladies at church supplied me this past Sunday with some late-season tomatoes. They were very, very good (they didn’t last beyond Sunday afternoon, by the way). As she handed them to me, she cleverly quipped, “These are not first fruits. These are last fruits.” I laughed with her, and merrily— greedily,…