My mind was still groggy with sleep, as I left my warm bed and entered the chilly bathroom to get ready for the day. I wound the knob on the heater a couple clicks clockwise and soon began to enjoy the warm air flowing from the machine—it felt pretty nice. In my half-awake state, I... Continue Reading →
Choose – A Wonderful World
Do you get weary of talk about the terrible day in which we live? We complain about everything from politics to pharmaceutical companies, from the price of beef to gasoline and from the weather to how we have been treated. We talk about the president, church goers, the neighbor, and crime, and worry about the... Continue Reading →
Sins Spiritual Needs and Godly Care
We live in a time when there is a lot of focus on personal rights—people fighting for equal rights and opportunities. While there are a good many things that can come out of it, there is the problem of it going too far in demanding personal rights—having an attitude of entitlement. They think they have... Continue Reading →
The Old Redemption Road
1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who... Continue Reading →
The Problem with Fault-Finding
Perhaps ten years ago I had this unusual, interesting lesson from God. You know how it is; we dress our best going to church, wearing long-sleeved shirts, slacks, dress shoes, and all the rest that goes with Sunday attire. On this Sunday morning, I walked in and sat in one of the back pews. Suddenly,... Continue Reading →
The Rest of My Life
Today, this morning, I begin the rest of my life. What I do with it will have eternal consequences. What I choose to allow in my heart, the decisions I make, even the ones I do not make, will determine if I am a success or not. True success is not measured in bank accounts... Continue Reading →
Choices and Success – Graduation Address
Anderson & Sawyer - May 10,2024 So, your school days are over and you are ready to move on with life and conquer the world! Today, your thoughts may be more focused on being out of school and how you will spend your time, than what the future holds. I am sure, like everyone else,... Continue Reading →
Veneer
Chances are that while reading this, you can see a piece of furniture in your house that is covered with a veneer. Veneer is used to make a beautiful, flawless finish on an imperfect core product. For many years plywood manufacturers have employed the use of it. It consists of a very thin layer of... Continue Reading →
Ye Can Do Nothing
Can our prayers become too generic? It is easy to just blanket cover things went we are praying; asking the Lord to help us serve him better, that he will bless the missionaries and the leaders of our nations and such the like. Perhaps they even grow a little lifeless and boring, and we drift... Continue Reading →
My Dad – Inventions
For some reason I have been thinking about dad this morning. Part of it could be old memories now that he has been gone for a couple of months. He was a bit of an inventor and improvisor. As a boy, I did not think of it so much, but he was always trying to... Continue Reading →
Misc.
Most of my posts are non-personal. Well, they may possess some personal content; by-in-large they are inspirations that have come and I put them to print. That is what I intended this blog to be when I started it; just a place to share some of the thoughts that collected in my computer files. Today... Continue Reading →
