A couple of days ago, our Scripture Writing List (list archives found at the bottom of your email) landed upon one of the great points Jesus made in His Sermon on the Mount. I like how The Message paraphrase reads, “Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? You’ve lost your usefulness…
“And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the Lord, and likewise at evening.” 1 Chronicles 23:30 Sitting at our breakfast table in the wee hours of the morning makes me want to ask the question, “Do you know where your brain is?”, or maybe make the statement, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” Quiet time… I had made the commitment to meet with God before I left for work. This meant…
Mrs. Fordham asked me on the first day of piano lessons, “What kind of music do you want to learn how to play?” I said, “Hymns.” One of the first ones she tried hard to teach me was, My Jesus I love Thee. I struggled to make my fingers work (maybe children’s fingers aren’t as set in their ways). Mrs. Fordham was a saint. In the end, we both decided that playing the piano was…
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