Category Archives: Christian Living

How Do You Like Your Pretzel?

Posted on May 27, 2015 by jesustrek

Yesterday’s “The Family Circus” cartoon showed little Dolly holding a pretzel stick and saying to her mother, “Mommy, can you fix my pretzel? I like ‘em loopy, not straight.” How do you like your pretzel? Loopy or straight? It really … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Culture, Humor, Leadership | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Who You Are

Posted on May 24, 2015 by jesustrek

A minister was asked to go visit an elderly lady who lived in a nursing home. Although he had never met the woman, he was glad to go and pay her a visit. Arriving at the facility, he walked down … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Church, Communion Meditations, Humor | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Invested

Posted on May 23, 2015 by jesustrek

For the past several years, I have gotten into the habit of checking the status of a certain stock that my wife and I have owned. I looked at it almost every day. It was interesting to see it fluctuate. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Church, Leadership, Prayer | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Needed Part

Posted on May 21, 2015 by jesustrek

I was out for a walk the other day and noticed a piece of rubber along the road. It was a bit of a tire that had fallen off. My first thought was, “I hope that wasn’t one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Church | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Rock

Posted on May 20, 2015 by jesustrek

A few weeks ago a huge boulder fell onto a highway that I drive on occasionally. This rock, which was as big as a small house, landed right in the middle of the two westbound lanes. Luckily, no one was … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Leadership | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Owning Your Faith

Posted on May 18, 2015 by jesustrek

A friend of mine says that she didn’t get serious about living for Jesus until she was an adult. Oh, she had been raised in the church. She believed in the Bible and in Jesus, but she was actually riding … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Nothing Else Matters

Posted on May 15, 2015 by jesustrek

Dr. E. Stanley Jones, a Christian, once spoke at a university in India.  His topic was eternity. When Dr. Jones finished his speech and sat down, the president of the university, who was a Hindu, stood up and said, “If … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Send

Posted on May 14, 2015 by jesustrek

I was supposed to send some information to a friend a few days ago. I typed up the message and found her address. Mission accomplished, right? No. The next day she called to ask for the information. I told her … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Prayer | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

It Spreads

Posted on May 13, 2015 by jesustrek

When my wife wrapped a gift a few days ago, she didn’t realize that the wrapping paper she used had glitter on it. We started finding glitter everywhere—on our faces and clothing—like I said, everywhere! I even had glitter all … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Church | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Severe Weather

Posted on May 11, 2015 by jesustrek

South Dakota received various kinds of severe weather yesterday. The extreme weather ranged from a tornado that damaged a small town on the eastern side of the state to more than a foot of snow covering the Black Hills to … Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Current Events, Prayer | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment