Posts from January 2022

Dear SCC & Friends, …He has entrusted to us the word of reconciliation. ~2 Corinthians 5:19 Reflection #99                Is conflict spiritual? Is it bad? Have you ever been told to avoid it at all costs? What a price tag!… Yet conflict remains unavoidable even if we seek to avoid it. Absence of conflict does not mean we have unity or love. I hate to admit it, but it has been conflict, be it unpleasant or untimely, that drove me deeper into my…

Dear SCC & Friends, …casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you. ~1 Peter 5:7 Reflection #98                Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday. The confusion and fear of present-day culture is a fertile breeding ground for heightened anxiety, edginess and even despair. Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows; but only empties today of its strength. Anxiety may be defined as a feeling of worry, nervousness or unease, often coupled with a lack of control over a future…

Dear SCC & Friends, The first account I composed Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach… ~Acts 1:1 Reflection #97             There is no dichotomy in Jesus… all that Jesus began to do and teach… His doing was His teaching, and His teaching was His doing. Most of us have heard the oft-used cliché, “Do as I say, not as I do”. There can be a big disconnect between what we believe and what we do. But what do…

Dear SCC & Friends, Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. ~2 Corinthians 3:17 Reflections #96             Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation. ~Victor Frankl~ Liberty is a multi-faceted word which in a general sense means freedom from restraint. Spiritual liberty is a two-edged sword, as it simultaneously restrains and releases. It is absolutely clear that…

Dear SCC & Friends, …The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired… ~Isaiah 40:28 Update #95             I love the Christmas holidays, but I think most of us would agree they can be exhausting. It’s almost like we need a vacation from our vacation. The word “renew” means to give fresh life or strength to… It can also mean to extend for a further period the validity of (a…