Yesterday was the 4th part in our church series - Better….. Better a good name. “A good name is more desirable that great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.” (Proverbs 22:!) The NLT uses the wording, “a good reputation.” Let’s face it -...

Maybe I am dating myself with this one, but today I remembered the commercial that had the slogan, “When E.F. Hutton speaks, everyone listens.” The commercial usually involved a young professional         remarking at a dinner party that his broker was E.F....

Yesterday was the third part in our church sermon series, Better - Wisdom is better than gold. We all make important decisions at various times in our lives. We make decisions & our decisions make us. When asked by God, “What do you want?”, Solomon responded,...

My garden currently looks like this….. Notice the tall fence? For as long as we have lived at this house, 21 years now, we have had a “resident” family of woodchucks. They live under our shed. Most days I am not bothered by them. Until they    ...

I love that the Scriptures are alive & living & always speak to us. No matter how familiar a passage we may read, something new is always revealed. For instance…. In Psalm 1, we find a description of what God does in those who delight in Him. They are like...

This past Sunday was the second part of our series, Better……. Better Is One Handful. Society tells us, “If one is good, more is better.” Yet the Bible tells us: “Better to have one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil & chasing the...