Dear Friends, Never be rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be quick to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven, and you upon earth; therefore let your words be few (Ecc 5:2). I stand to speak. My listeners, all of them friends and colleagues from the University and the Medical […]
A Word of Grace
A Word of Grace – November 3, 2014
Dear Friends, I shower and dress after my Friday morning physical training session. My arthritic lower back was tweaked a bit while doing squats. The ache reminds me to put my wallet into the right front pocket of my comfortable slacks where it won’t make my sitting posture uneven, aggravating the inflammation. Because it is […]
A Word of Grace — October 27, 2014
Dear Friends, One of the overlooked commands of Scripture is “Be thankful” (1 Cor 10:30; Col 3:15; Col 4:2; Heb 12:28). The prescription is for a state of being for the believer. It is not an instruction to do something. Have you ever gritted your teeth and tried to force yourself to be thankful? True […]
A Word of Grace – September 8, 2014
Dear Friends, Then Esau said, “Let us journey on our way, and I will go along side you.” But Jacob said to him., “My lord knows that the children are frail and that the flocks and herds, which are nursing, are a care to me; and if they are overdriven for one day, all the […]
A Word of Grace – September 1, 2014
Dear Friends, There is a correction necessary to last week’s message (8/25/14). Mt. St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, not 1982. . . . I rejoice in the Lord greatly that now at last you have revived your concern for me; indeed, you were concerned for me, but had no opportunity to show it. […]