Giving Getting
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change." James 1:17 ESV
Giving Getting
West District Lay Leader(s) Blog
Procrastination
Procrastination
Procrastination: the act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off, or delaying, especially something requiring immediate attention. Procrastination is a mindset. It is the condition of the mind that says “I’ll do it tomorrow.” or “I just don’t feel like it right...
Good Day, Bad Day
Good Day, Bad Day
Good day is finding your life partner, graduating, getting a promotion, birth of your baby, new car, getting gift cards, new job, go on vacation, retiring, strike off bucket list item(s), to-do list completed, I'm healthy, worshiping and praising God, 8 hours of...
Rare words
Rare words
1 Samuel 3:1b: The Lord’s word was rare at that time and visions weren’t widely known. (CEB) Rare words, really, there is an abundance of words. One type of entertainment involves words in the form of dialog on television or movies. Books are full of words. The...
Idol thoughts!
Idol thoughts!
Have you ever been sitting around, and some obscure thought pops into your head? Something from left field? Something you have no idea where it came from? Well, mine was, "What’s the deal with swaddling, and what about all the other clothes/cloths Jesus was...
A candle named Gratitude
A candle named Gratitude
How many of us have looked at store shelves filled with candles with labels describing the scent? There could be Springtime, Winter Berries, Lavender, Lemon, Peace, Joy, and even Watermelon! After locating and reading through a few books and websites, I found the...
Thanks-Giving
Thanks-Giving
It’s that time of the year. It’s Thanksgiving. Cool-weather, trees changing color, leaves falling, football. The day we gather with family and friends to celebrate. Too often we think of thanksgiving only as being the fourth Thursday...
Quiet time for prayer…
Quiet time for prayer…
Lake Cross photo by Jeannie Ward Where have you found a calm place to read daily devotions? Or, spend quiet time with God? Is it a ‘place’ that you can spend more than 30 seconds quietly? However, having suggested that we ‘need’ quiet spaces and times, that...
Cultural Competency training review by the West District Associate Lay Leader
Cultural Competency training review by the West District Associate Lay Leader
We are all so different, and our cultural dimensions influence how we view culture. The training ended with us wanting more to understand our culture and how we live.
What is your passion?
What is your passion?
As I was preparing for the sermon I’ll deliver on Sunday, the 14th, I was struck by Luke 12:49, “I have come to bring fire to the earth, how I wish it were already kindled!” Fire can be both destructive and beneficial, it burns trees and brush, but that fire also...
