In like manner also, that the women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with propriety and moderation, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly clothing, but, which is proper for women professing godliness, with good works. 1 Tim 2:9-11
Linda and I stopped by to see my mother on Saturday.
Mother’s Day weekend is a good time to do that, you know! Continue reading →
It has rolled around again and this time it only took 1 year.
Last night as we were lying in bed, I asked Linda, “What were we doing 31 years ago this evening?”
Her reply was “Not lying in bed together!”
That’s the truth. Continue reading →
Recently a Muslim cleric declared that the numerous earthquakes we have been experiencing were because of immodestly dressed women.
Hojatoleslam Kazem Sadighi said in his Friday Prayers sermon that women who do not fully observe the obligatory Islamic hijab lead to the spread of adultery in Iranian society, which increases the risk of earthquakes. Continue reading →
I remember, some while ago, hearing the news about a “Christian” business owner that made a decision to sell beer, wine, and other spirits in the establishment.
I was shocked by this and wondered how and why a Christian would do such a thing.
It was purely for economic reasons; money! Continue reading →
Someone once told me, “Change the way you think – change the way you feel!”
That phrase has a nice thought behind it but can be impractical for some things.
For instance, if you’re sick, running 103 fever, throwing up, and you think to yourself, “I feel miserable”, Continue reading →
HDTV isn’t all that it hyped up to be, at least for terrestrial TV stations.
Sure, it has a great picture, when you have a picture.
I remember the days of a tall antenna pole where you turned it, pointing it here and there with a wrench.
Someone inside the house would shout, “A little more! Stop! Go back…just a bit…WHOA! That’s it.” Continue reading →
But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. 1 Thess 4:13
That scripture begins one of the most memorable parts of the Bible, about meeting the Lord in the air.
But what about those that have no hope? Continue reading →
Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. Eph 4:29
At first sight I want to believe this is more inclined to filthy language but the real meaning of corrupt is rotten, putrid, and not fit for use.
That’s going to include more than just a dirty joke or a cuss word or two. Continue reading →
Morning Thought with Pastor Tim 