Read John 3:1-8 and Psalm 65, and Luke 2:1-5 (from King James Version of the Bible because this is a story that needs to be heard in the King James.) When we married, Doris lived, with her parents, in the same house she was born in. Her Uncle Roy and Aunt Gladys lived across the… Continue Reading
Reading today. Psalm 65 and Ephesians 4:17-32 Josh and Jennifer, Jon-Mical, and Jakson have a fun family tradition. Every year, a couple of days before Christmas, they put on new Christmas pajamas and go on a Christmas light scavenger hunt that somehow ends the same exact place each time, Dunkin Donuts. The event includes family… Continue Reading
In the early days of the church, when there was just one church and it was centered in Rome and all of the services were in Latin a name rose up for Mary, Mater Dei, Mother of God. It described who she was and her special place as the young woman who literally carried the… Continue Reading
Today read Psalm 65 and Galatians 3:23-4:7 My grandmother was a Duck. Not the quack, quack with feathers kind of duck, but the old family name Duck. At least that’s the story I was told. It all gets a little confusing when you try to trace our lineage. We go all the way back to… Continue Reading
Today read Psalm 65 and Isaiah 43:1-11 Well, here we are, the last week of our 40 Days and the week of Christmas. We will end on Friday, December 24, and wake up the next day to all of the joy, excitement, laughter, and fun of Christmas. Or…maybe we won’t. For some, there will be… Continue Reading
Today read Psalm 77 and Isaiah 9:1-7, Saturday read Psalm 77 and Philippians 4:4-9, Sunday read Psalm 77, Micah 5:1-4, Hebrews 10:5-10, Psalm 80:1-7, and Luke 1:39-55. It is amazing how fast our time together has gone. We will finish next Friday on Christmas Eve. We may talk about 40 Days to Begin the New… Continue Reading
Today read Psalm 77 and Ezekiel 34:11-16 Pray today: Blessed are You Jehovah, forever and ever, for giving us the doorway to the Kingdom of Heaven in Messiah. I moved a lot as a kid. Every time I went to a new school I had to fight to see where I was in the pecking… Continue Reading
Today we read Pslam 77 and Isaiah 40:1-11, 28-31 If you walk through the doors of Branches in Murfreesboro you walk into the lobby. Some people would call it the waiting room. Every one of our offices has some form of waiting space. In Shelbyville it is a nice room down the hall, in Mt.… Continue Reading
Today ready Psalm 77 and Matthew 1:18-25 I found this that Jacob wrote 10 years ago. Since then he is no longer in an apartment but he has a house. He is married to beautiful Allison and they have Caleb. I wonder if they still have the creche’ with a power ranger? This is good.… Continue Reading
This week read Psalm 77 and: Monday Isaiah 7:10-17 Tuesday Matthew 1:18-25 Wednesday Isaiah 40:1-11, 28-31 Thursday Ezekiel 34:11-16 Friday Isaiah 9:1-7 Saturday Philippians 4:4-9 Sunday Micah 5:1-4, Hebrews 10:5-10,… Continue Reading