Advent: A Thrill of Hope

Advent: A Thrill of Hope
My favorite Christmas carol, “O Holy Night,” has a lyric that always seems to resonate with me, and I have a feeling that many of you might need to hear it this year: A thrill of hope! The weary world rejoices. As we enter this Advent season, do you feel…
November 29, 2022Posted inAdvent, Devotional

From Passover to the Lord’s Supper

From Passover to the Lord’s Supper
Thursday night of the week between Palm Sunday and Easter is traditionally considered the night that Jesus was betrayed. Before he retreated to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray and was betrayed, he took the unleavened bread and a cup of wine, and he instituted a new commemorative meal for…
April 1, 2021Posted inDevotional

8th Corona Letter

It was August 6, 1945 as the B-29 bomber, Enola Gay, approached Hiroshima, Japan. In its payload was "Littleboy" the first atomic bomb ever to be dropped in war time. At 4 1/2 tons, 10'6" in length and 29" in diameter, no one could begin to imagine what was about…
April 10, 2020Posted inDevotional

Embracing Affliction

Embracing Affliction
I've always considered myself a pretty tough dude. I spent 28 years in public safety work, 17 years as a paramedic / firefighter and another twelve years as sheriff's deputy. During those years, I saw the worst of the world. I've held dead children, pulled bodies from destroyed vehicles, fallen…
February 21, 2020Posted inDevotional