a spiritual oasis

This afternoon my dear wife and I spent some time taking in some local sights and having a little Florida fun.
We took a little drive over to Tarpon Springs and toured the historic sponge docks. We did the full touristy thing and even took in the little movie at Spongeorama’s Sponge Factory.
The history of Tarpon […]

Journalist Sydney J. Harris is credited with the following quote:
The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love for hate, to include the excluded, and to say, “I was wrong.”
You wouldn’t get any argument from me about these three practices presenting us with frequent […]

Some people see a problem in every opportunity, while others see an opportunity in every problem. This is most likely attributable to an individual’s temperament, experience and training. With respect to the last item on the list there is great hope for those who feel like they are locked in the melancholy mindset of pessimism.
We […]

While preparing to teach a Bible class recently, I ran across a little gem I would like to share. As part of an on-going study of the one another passages I was looking at Romans 15:7, where Paul admonishes the followers of Christ to:
“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to […]

What do Johnny Mercer, Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters, Artie Shaw and Kay Kyser have in common? They are recording artists. All scored a Billboard hit with a recording of the collaborative work of Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. Can you name that tune? It was Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive.
Johnny Mercer’s recording reached the number one […]

Where would we be without the open and empty tomb? In 1 Corinthians 15:17, the Apostle Paul gives a frank assessment of a resurrection-less world. He writes, “…If Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless, and you are still under condemnation for your sins.” (NLT) In such a world trusting in Christ […]

Habit #4: Encouraging a sense of
Christian community and mutually
beneficial one another relationships.
As we continue this series, our fictional characters help us to contextualize the discussion…
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Russell had been sitting in his car in the parking lot outside the church building. He had prayed that tonight’s meeting would go well. As he closed […]