Posts from March 2022

Dear SCC & Friends, …holding to the mystery of the faith… ~1 Timothy 3:9 Reflection #108                It takes considerable knowledge to know the extent of one’s ignorance. The more we know the less we know; and what we know falls short of what we could know. Every era in human history has had noise and distraction, but our generation has taken it to another level. The devil has made it his business to monopolize on three elements: noise, hurry, crowds. He will not allow quietness. ~Elisabeth Eliot~ In…

Dear SCC & Friends, …for we cannot stop speaking ~Acts 4:20 Reflection #107                Our testimony has power because it is a true witness of God’s faithfulness in and through our lives. And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony… ~Rev. 12:11a Your personal testimony is impacting because it’s authentic and not simply an abstract theory or something read in a book. It’s your life interacting with God’s grace, forgiveness and love. Some years ago,…

Dear SCC & Friends, He who walks with wise men will be wise… ~Proverbs 13:20 Reflection #106                Is there any pleasure on earth as great as a circle of Christian friends by a fire? ~C.S. Lewis~ By God’s grace and goodness many of us have been blessed with good friends who are also wise. A person with wisdom is not necessarily a genius but knows how to apply knowledge with understanding. Friendships come in a variety of packages. Some of my friends have been very…

Dear SCC & Friends, Fight the good fight… ~1 Timothy 6:12 Reflection #105                One thing we can know for sure is that God is in control, and nothing escapes His eye. The Lord has a different way of keeping time. …do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. ~2 Pet. 3:8 We serve a God who knows the end from the beginning and is…

Dear SCC & Friends, …do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. ~Hebrews 10:35 Reflection #104                One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. It can be hard to throw things away. I have a favorite T-shirt that has been thrown away at least a half-dozen times but to no avail… I still have it and wear it on special occasions. I bought the T-shirt in Minnesota at our son’s wedding, nearly 20 years ago. It’s faded, looks like Swiss cheese,…