Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Thought for the Day: I had a great lunch with
Scripture: Revelation 13:10If you are to be taken captive, into captivity you go; if you kill with the sword, with the sword you must be killed. Here is a call for the endurance and faith of the saints. Thought for the Day: The book of Revelation is a unique piece of literature. It is called Apocalyptic literature, which literally means to unveil. In a time of persecution, the
Scripture: Matthew 6:3-4 (the Message) When you help someone out, don’t think about how it looks. Just do it – quietly and unobtrusively. That is the way your God, who conceived you in love, working behind the scenes, helps you out. Thought for the Day: Yesterday, I needed to run home over the noon hour to watch Zach while Donna went to a doctor’s appointment. I took my
Scripture: Luke 6:31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. Thought for the Day: I would guess most people, religious and non-religious, know that basic axiom. Maybe our general familiarity has made us assume we know it’s meaning, yet do we know its full implication? For that reason, I appreciate those who provide me a new take on a well established idea. My favorite
Scripture: John 16:22 So you have pain now; but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you. Thought for the Day: Today’s planned devotional will be delayed to bring a thought about Robin Williams. As most of you know, Robin Williams died yesterday. As strange as it may sound, he has been a part of my
Scripture: 1st John 3:18 Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. Thought for the Day: This past Saturday, I had a wedding at the church. It was a small, quiet service in the gazebo. It was rather hot, but that was not going to deter this couple from getting married, but something else nearly brought things to a screeching halt.
Scripture: Psalm 97:1 The Lord is King! Let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad! Thought for the Day: I’m excited about today! I am excited to be back in worship at Cypress Creek Christian Church. The last two Sundays I have gone to worship services in Alliance, Nebraska and Lincoln, Nebraska. Both of them were wonderful in their own way, and no matter where I
Scripture: Job 22:7-9 You have given no water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry. The powerful possess the land, and the favored live in it. You have sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you have crushed. Thought for the Day: Like many of you, I am deeply concerned about the children who are finding their way to
Scripture: Psalm 6:9 The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord accepts my prayer. Thought for the Day: In Sunday’s sermon notes, I mention the Jewish scholar, Abraham Joshua Heschel. He was a voice of wisdom and insight to people of many faith traditions, and in regard to prayer, he wrote in one of his essays: “Prayer may not save us. But prayer may make us worthy of
Scripture: Exodus 23:12 Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest, so that your ox and your donkey may have relief, and your homeborn slave and the resident alien may be refreshed. Thought for the Day: Shabath is the Hebrew word we translate as rest. It is also where we find our word, Sabbath. Shabath literally means to cease. Well as