Devotion
Tired
by Peggy Drinkard
In a memorable sermon a few weeks ago, our pastor confessed he was tired. Tired, tired, tired. So am I. Bone-weary, soul-weary, tired. I have fibromyalgia, so that makes physical fatigue a general constant, but this morning I reflected on the fact that this physical affliction is just a mirror …
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Devotion
The Thin Line between Awesome and Idol
by Tim Lien
Anderson has been really into the convergent awesomeness of Star Wars and LEGOs. Recently, I told him that I liked his little R2D2 mini-figure. Mustering all the world-weary disgust that a 4yr old can, he said, â??Daaad, thatâ??s not R2D2, thatâ??s R4-P44!â?
I quietly resolved to …
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Devotion
Stupid things we say
by Peggy Drinkard
It seems that when we don’t know what to say, most of us go ahead and say something anyway. One of the most asinine comments is often heard in funeral parlors during “visitation.” It is, “doesn’t he (she) look natural?” I say asinine because the one thing the …
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Devotion
Calling All the Unqualified
by Tim Lien
The convergence of two things: Prince Caspian and Leadership
My mentor, Tom Kay, told me that almost every time he approached men about becoming a Deacon or Elder, they would say something to the effect of: “Whoa, now. Not me. I’m not Deacon/Elder material.” And he said that …
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Devotion
for the men folk
by Peggy Drinkard
One of my life heroes is Thomas Jonathan Jackson. In fact, heâ??s the only man whose portrait hangs in my house besides my husband, father, and sons. I read this description of him, sent to a newspaper in the winter of 1861, written by a soldier serving under him …
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Devotion
All of Our Days
by Lowell Urban
Why is it that I live as though my days on this earth are unending? I find it so easy to slip into that mindset. As I read Psalm 90 this morning I was humbled and reminded once again that my life is finite and full of trouble (strange that …