This is probably the strangest Palm Sunday any of us has seen. Church buildings are closed and we can’t meet together to celebrate the Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. However, we’re reminded that the church is not the building, it’s the people. We can still celebrate in our homes and thank the Lord that Jesus […]
Apr 4, 2020
A Small Page from a Small Book
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I love making small books. For years, I’ve kept a little notebook with Scripture, poetry, my illustrations, things that brighten the day and will maybe, someday, be meaningful to my grandchildren. In this uncertain time, I recommend it for you too, as a way to keep going and inject hope into the day. This morning, […]
Mar 29, 2020
The Wisdom of Listening
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Our governor in Arkansas has declared this a day of prayer, of asking the Lord to protect us and to lift the plague of this world-wide virus. Prayer is a quiet thing, but it is the most powerful weapon we have. When we seemingly have no control, we turn to the One who has all […]
Mar 21, 2020
Times Like These
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Actually, there has never been a time like this in the United States of America. For us, the sweeping changes caused by a virus are something new, different, unwanted, and unpleasant. There’s an old song, In Times Like These. We used to sing it a lot at General Baptist in Tahlequah. Another song which expresses […]
Mar 14, 2020
When the Smoke Clears
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When the smoke clears, when the dust settles, when coronavirus is a thing of the past, how will it have changed things? It’s strange that an unseen, microscopic something can so re-arrange everyday life. For the first time that I know anything about, our huge church will be having services Sunday online only. This virus […]
Feb 27, 2020
Prayers
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The Prayer of Jabez–Oh, that thou wouldst bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst keep me from evil, that it might not grieve me! (I Chronicles 4:10). The Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi–Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where […]
