by sworel | Oct 13, 2024 | 2024, Musings
The Hillsong worship band has a wonderful song entitled, “Another in the Fire.” It speaks of the story of the three Hebrew children who after refusing to worship King Nebuchadnezzar were thrown into a fiery furnace. But as the King peers into those flames, he...
by sworel | Oct 6, 2024 | 2024, Uncategorized
For my first two years in college, I attended the University of Maryland’s campus in Munich, Germany. One weekend, I went on a kind of field trip to the nearby concentration camp known as Dachau. That camp was liberated from the Nazis in April 1945 but many of the...
by sworel | Sep 29, 2024 | 2024, Musings
A story is told about a young man with Downs Syndrome who worked at a local grocery store. He loved the Lord and regularly attended his local church. One Sunday he heard a message about serving others with the unique gifts God has given you. He wondered what special...
by sworel | Sep 22, 2024 | 2024, Musings
I think my first introduction to the poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning came in the 11th grade. I loved some of her “love poems,” especially those addressed to her husband, Robert Browning. There is a cool story about her most famous writing to him. “One evening,...
by sworel | Sep 15, 2024 | 2024, Musings
Years ago, I had the opportunity to speak in Kenya and when all the work was over, we had a chance to go on a safari in Masa Mari. It was amazing. That first day, we spent the better part of the morning driving around literally bumping into all manner of animals. The...
by sworel | Sep 8, 2024 | 2024, Musings
About 20 years ago, a really good friend of mine died unexpectedly. He was a man of God who studied his Bible continually. He had a servant’s heart; drove a truck for a living and used his extra time to be a blessing to all the members of our church family. He was in...
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