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Category Archives: Communion Meditations
How Do You See Yourself?
A toddler once found a dark red lipstick and proceeded to apply it to herself the way she had seen her mother do. By the time her mother discovered what she had done, the little girl had lipstick all over … Continue reading
Cause of Illness
Deanne Bland prepared the Sunday morning bulletin for her church each week. One Sunday morning she heard snickering from the pews as people read the bulletin. Quickly grabbing a copy, she found the cause. The sermon title for that day … Continue reading
Asking and Receiving
It was just a few days before Christmas, and a Sunday School teacher was valiantly trying to teach a lesson on prayer to her excited young students. “Ask and you shall receive”, she quoted. “Do you know who said that?” … Continue reading
Unappreciated Gift
A son who had spent a lot of time working on a drawing to give to his mother was dismayed that she had failed to display it on the refrigerator. “Mom”, he said, “Why didn’t you put the picture I … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor
Tagged 2 Corinthians 9:15, gifts, illustration, Jesus, refrigerator art, salvation, Thanks be to God
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Out of Control
On Monday, December 18, 2017 at 6:00am, Amtrak passenger train 501 left Seattle, Washington on its way to Portland, Oregon. About 18 miles south of Tacoma, something went terribly wrong. The train jumped the tracks and most of its cars plunged … Continue reading
More on Stress
Yesterday I wrote about how whales that have been caught in fishing nets show levels of stress that are remarkably higher than the average stress level for a whale. I applied that to how the Christmas season brings more stress, … Continue reading
Impending Doom
Harry Truman (not the president) and his 23 cats lived on Mt. St. Helens in Washington. In May of 1980, scientists agreed that this volcanic mountain was about to erupt. They warned people to evacuate the area, but Harry Truman … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged doom, Harry Truman, illustration, Mt. St. Helens, salvation, stubborn, volcano, wrath of God
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Not An Easy Task
Alex Domokos shares the following story: “My mother cast one of her students as the innkeeper for the Christmas pageant. All the third grader had to do was tell Joseph, ‘There is no room at the inn.’ But during the … Continue reading
The Secret of Being Content
I am very good at keeping secrets. However, the people I talk to are not very good at all about keeping secrets! Paul the apostle says that there is a secret to being content. He does not keep that secret … Continue reading
How We Treat God
Someone once said that we treat God like we treat a policeman. When we are driving 70 miles per hour in a 55 miles per hour zone, we don’t want to see a policeman. But when someone is breaking into our house … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Prayer
Tagged illustration, James 5:9, judgment, presence of God, sin, speed limit sign, speeding
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