Nov 25, 2013 | Minister's Corner
For too many, “Church” has become a verb designating an activity, at a fixed location, which requires regular attention. In this, we are no different from previous generations. Seeing the church as the Lord describes it requires a perspective not portrayed or promoted...
Nov 8, 2013 | Minister's Corner
Yesterday I got my hair cut and, as usual, it was a different person cutting my hair. I don’t know what I’m doing to run off so many stylists, but every time I get one that I like, that person will be gone the next time I come in for a trim. I really liked the woman...
Oct 23, 2013 | Minister's Corner
The news is filled with reports of problems with the Affordable Health Care Act. It is impossible to register. Its premiums are more expensive than anticipated. Its coverage is more limiting. The requirement to use it contains exemptions for some. On some level, it...
Oct 14, 2013 | Minister's Corner
Another series for the files! A sermon normally gets one airing, and then it’s bound for the files (although for me those files are kept on the computer). The themes may be recycled as the need arises, but a particular homily is forever retired after a single...
Sep 30, 2013 | Minister's Corner
On the border of Chambers and Liberty Counties, on State Highway 146, just north of Interstate 10, sits the town of Mont Belvieu, Texas. Originally known as Barbers Hill, it was renamed in 1890. By 1920, it had an estimated population of 20 people. But things were...
Sep 21, 2013 | Minister's Corner
It had started out to be a question about salvation. “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” (Lk. 10:25). The text indicates a certain insincerity on the part of the one asking the question. He was a lawyer, whose motive was to put Jesus to a test in a...
Sep 13, 2013 | Minister's Corner
“Precious Lord take my hand, lead me on, help me stand; I am tired, I am weak, I am worn; thru the storm, thru the night, lead me on to the light, take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.” The words you have just read come from the song “Precious Lord Take My Hand,”...
Sep 5, 2013 | Minister's Corner
The year 1918 was an eventful year. In the U.S., regular air-mail service was established between New York and Washington, D.C. Later that year an airmail route between Chicago and New York was begun which took 10 hours and five minutes on its maiden flight....
Aug 21, 2013 | Minister's Corner
These brief biographies serve as a way to help each of us get better acquainted and develop a deeper appreciation and love for one another. Everyone, young and old, brings something to the table. With that in mind, please take a moment to get to know David Smith a...
Aug 3, 2013 | Minister's Corner
A recent article that dealt with church attendance made mention of a study done in an Ohio county in the 1990’s.1 Apparently two independent studies of the same population gave significantly different results. One survey was a self-reporting survey which indicated...
