Tag Archives: communication

‘We Have to Talk’

“We have to talk.” Those are four words that bring sheer fear to every male on the planet — from the days of Adam, I suspect — to the present day. Even in a dream, those words bring chills to … Continue reading

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Back in the Pulpit

It’s back to the pulpit for me tomorrow (Sunday). So it’s time for me to ask for your prayers. Of course prayers are always welcome, but especially as I try to communicate biblical truths. Moses. Peter. You and me. Hmmm. … Continue reading

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Show and Tell

Originally posted on Morning Story and Dilbert:
Vintage DilbertAugust 19, 2000 I’ve been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own second…

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Five Minute Friday — Tell

It’s time to carve out five minutes for some focused, yet free-flowing writing along with the crew at Five Minute Friday, a free write with no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation. Just write. {okay, we … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Finish

It’s Friday and you know what that means. Time for Lisa Jo’s prompt ( http://lisajobaker.com/2014/07/five-minute-friday-finish/)and five minutes of uninterrupted writing — transferring thoughts from my mind through my fingers to the screen for all to view. This week, I’m just … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Belong

It’s Friday. And even though I’m on a family vacation with the grandkids, today’s prompt was so appropriate I felt compelled to jot down five minutes worth of words. The Friday task is to write for just five minutes on … Continue reading

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Big Ears … By Ron

I just had to share this one from Ron Hutchcraft. As usual, it blends humor into the message … a trait I try to follow. So, here’s Ron…   I recently heard a story about a farmer who was suing … Continue reading

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Do You Feel It?

Just sharing my thoughts from the pulpit today. May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. Do you feel it. Do you FEEL it. Do … Continue reading

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May These Words of My Mouth …

I walked into church a few weeks ago. Bonnie greeted me with, “Cheryl will send you the songs.” I must have had a quizzical look on my face, because she continued, “Somebody talked to you about preaching June 8, didn’t … Continue reading

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Back Outside

I always get a little melancholic around this time of year {as well as the end of summer and the September-November range}. Maybe melancholic isn’t the right word. It’s not that I go into a moody, gloomy funk, but the … Continue reading

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