by sworel | May 14, 2018 | 2018, Musings
For the last few weeks, I have been teaching through the most beloved Psalm of all time, Psalm 23. That song ends with the statement that “Surely GOODNESS and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Think...
by sworel | May 7, 2018 | 2018, Musings
On the second Monday of October, we celebrate Columbus Day. Everyone can recite the ditty: “In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” But did you know that he actually made four separate trips to the new world and never stepped on North American soil? In his quest for...
by sworel | Apr 30, 2018 | 2018, Musings
What should we do when we fall prey to some self-induced pressure and stress? I asked myself that question recently and was drawn to that well known passage in Matthew 11: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you...
by sworel | Apr 23, 2018 | 2018, Musings
In church last Sunday, we started our worship time with a song that was new to me. It was Matt Redman’s “Gracefully Broken.” The entire song is incredibly powerful, but the chorus has been reverberating through my mind and heart for days. It says: “Here I am, God....
by sworel | Apr 16, 2018 | 2018, Musings
It’s tax time and as part of that process I gather all my giving statements and review my donations to my favorite Christian organizations. It’s a time to reflect on my involvement and the level of my gifts. That reflection is just one way to help me “ measure” my...
by sworel | Apr 9, 2018 | 2018, Musings
I just finished teaching a six-week series in Bible study on the topic of having margins in our lives. I worked my way through Richard Swenson’s book, Margins. The later part of that study had a great deal to do with resources and finances. And frankly it provoked the...
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