Welcome to Lent. For some of us this is an annual observation. For some it may be a new thing. Either way I am excited about us journeying these 40 Days together. Here’s the plan for each day: time in the Word. Today we read Psalm 15 (actually read that everyday through Saturday. There is… Continue Reading
Join us here each day for a brief devotional thought, scripture reading, and prayer. Join us every Monday for a short video discussion of one of our 5 disciplines; every Friday for a inspirational (I hope) blog; and every other Wednesday ( including tomorrow) for our podcast, “What Difference Does That Make?” Scripture reading for… Continue Reading
A Lenten Plan to truly put into practice rituals for the next 6 weeks to participate in loving all of the things that God loves. For the 40 days of lent we invite you to ACTUALLY love the things that God loves, His word, His Presence, His people, His church, and His creation. I have… Continue Reading
I have been a guest on our local radio station the Friday before Valentine’s Day for the last few years. It is 8AM to 9AM on Friday morning, the time when only nursing home community rooms and oil change shops have their radio tuned to that program. They want me to come on and answer… Continue Reading
Are you ready for a good cry? It may not be what you think. Join me and my good friend, Jeff Harvey, Auctioneer, extraordinaire, on the podcast, “What Difference Does That Make?” https://what-difference-does-that-make-with-dr-mike-courtney.simplecast.com/episodes/the-art-of-crying-2N3M3Yqt Continue Reading
A few years ago, Rev. Frances Davis was the commencement speaker at the University of Utah. Rev. Davis was the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Salt Lake City, a well-respected civil rights advocate in Utah who spent his life trying to make the world a better place. He ended his address with these words,… Continue Reading
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It happened so quickly. Doris and I had one of those conversations the other day that we both swore would never happen. We were sitting in the family room, watching the 9 o’clock news so that we could be in bed by 9:30. I stood to go into the kitchen and I said, “While I’m… Continue Reading
My mother-in-law was as Godly a woman as I have ever known. And she had one amazing gift. She could tick me off at the drop of a hat. It started when Doris and I were sitting with her parents on the front porch of their farmhouse. They were in one porch swing. Doris and… Continue Reading