Posts from March 2025

Dear SCC & Friends,   …Press on… ~Philippians 3:14   Reflection #264   There are occasions when we can look smart without trying. I had just finished a meeting to file my taxes, and had some spare time and decided to read in my car. Shortly thereafter, another car pulled up next to me, and the driver asked what I was reading. I said, “Waiting for Snow in Havana.” He gave me a funny look, as if it was a…

Dear SCC & Friends, …Faith delivered once and for all… ~Jude 1:3 Reflection #263                  Faith is like radar which sees through the fog–the reality of things at a distance that the human eye cannot see. ~Corrie Ten Boom~ Faith can be both a noun and verb. As a noun, faith refers to “the faith” which once for all was delivered to the saints. ~Jude 1:3 It is a historic record and recognition of events and traditions that have gone before us. In essence, the faith is the…

Dear SCC & Friends, Have mercy on me. ~Psalm 51:1 Reflection #262                  Keep your eyes on your mercies. The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life. ~R.L. Stevenson~ I grew up with two brothers, and we were often referred to as “the three bears.” We were “good kids” but did get into our fair share of mischief and trouble. A favorite pastime was tag-team wrestling matches…whereby my little brother and myself would take on our much bigger big…

Dear SCC & Friends, Encourage one another… ~1 Thessalonians 5:11 Reflection #261                  Time and good friends are two things that become more valuable as the years pass by. It’s good to remember how meaningful and long lasting encouragement has proved to be at certain points in our lives. Encouragement comes in many forms but primarily through people…family, friends, coaches, teachers, pastors, bosses. Encouragement is essentially the act of giving courage or confidence of success to others… It inspires and…

Dear SCC & Friends, An appointed time… ~Ecclesiastes 3:1 Reflection #260                  Life is just a classroom with a glorious opportunity to prepare for eternity. ~Billy Graham~ I have been sending Reflections every Wednesday since the onset of the Covid Pandemic, beginning March 13, 2020. The very first Reflection began with a quote by Holocaust survivor Corrie Ten Boom… Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. The Lord has sustained us through a very tumultuous…