Rejoice with them that do rejoice; weep with them that weep. - Romans 12:15  The hospice instructor wrote the words, “Fix it” on the board and proceeded to declare, “You can’t do it.” You can’t fix it. So then, what can… Continue reading

Bless them that persecute you; bless and curse not.  - Romans 12:14 When you bless your persecutors you are taking control of your own life. There are those even among Christians who consider anyone who takes these seriously to be… Continue reading

Distributing to the necessity of the saints; given to hospitality. –Romans 12:13  Have you ever gone out into the community around your church building and asked neighbors what they know about your fellowship without identifying yourself as a member? It… Continue reading

  Part 1– The Forward View Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. – Romans 12:12 Discouragement has met its match. Romans 12:12 has a devastating affect on discouragement by wielding a weapon I call "The Triple… Continue reading

  Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord. – Romans 12:11    Half-heartedness is the curse of mediocrity. It is the spirit of lukewarm faith that so offended Jesus about the church of Laodicea in the book of Revelation.… Continue reading

Christian Affection Romans 12:10a – Be kindly affectioned one toward another with brotherly love; There are three kinds of love described in the New Testament through the use of three different Greek words. The first is mandated in Romans 12:9… Continue reading

  Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. – Romans 12:9  There is much in the world that disguises itself as love. Out of the noisy menagerie of voices declaring what true love… Continue reading

William F. Lloyd was born in 1835 and most we would agree that his times have passed. Yet, he understood the ultimate secret of time management when he penned the words below that would be set to music by George Kingley. Inspired… Continue reading

Sluggards and sloths have a tough life … at least their human counterparts do. We sit … and wait for something to move us. But nothing does. We wait some more. Nothing. Then it occurs to us that maybe, just… Continue reading

Gotta Go (Written in a moment when I had to go) Sometimes on the phone, Sometimes in person, Often on-line, Occasionally when knocking on the door of the privy, Always first thing in the morning … Gotta go! When the… Continue reading