Posts from October 2024

Dear SCC & Friends, He who has ears to hear… ~Mark 4:9 Reflection #243                  I once complemented a well-known minister on how much his sermon had blessed me. He looked at me, almost staring a hole through me, and said, “Did you hear it brother? Did you hear it?” I was somewhat taken aback and meekly responded, “I think so.” It’s been many years later, and I still need to ask… Did I hear it?” People have told me many…

Dear SCC & Friends, Deep calls to deep… ~Psalm 42:7 Reflection #242                  The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried. ~G.K. Chesterton~ Depth is not only for “super saints” but for all. …to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth… ~Eph. 3:18 God uses imperfect people to accomplish His perfect will. A vital and necessary component of our faith is availability and willingness to obey His call… If any…

Dear SCC & Friends, …seek, and you shall find… ~Matthew 7:7 Reflection #241                  If something is misplaced, it’s lost until you find it. It may be right in front of you or left in regions unknown. A few weeks ago I “misplaced my wallet.” The last time I used it was on a Friday night… no problem… It turned out I didn’t need it on the weekend and figured it was probably hiding in plain sight. Monday morning rolled around…

Dear SCC & Friends, Let marriage be held in honor… ~Hebrews 13:4 Reflection #240                  Dudley and I recently celebrated fifty-two years of marriage. We have shared twenty-seven million, three hundred thirty-one thousand and two hundred minutes as husband and wife. We’ve been married twice as long as when we were single… How is it that time seems to go much faster as we grow older? Tempus fugit… It is in the midst of time that life simply happens. Our marriages…

Dear SCC & Friends, I believe… ~John 9:38 Reflection #239                  …for we walk by faith, not by sight. ~2 Cor. 5:7 People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive. ~Blaise Pascal~ God is invisible, but His innumerable attributes are evident. …that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal…