Posts from November 2025

Dear SCC & Friends, O give thanks… ~1 Chronicles 16:34 Reflection #299                  Be on the lookout for mercies. The more we look for them, the more of them we will see…~Anon.~ Last month I was invited to speak to a group of sixth grade Vietnamese students regarding a program called The Gratitude Project. It’s designed for the students to hear both from American and South Vietnamese veterans of the Viet Nam war. Gratitude may be defined as the quality…

Dear SCC & Friends, …everything by prayer… ~Philippians 4:6 Reflection #298                  Each day is a gift to be opened with prayer. ~Anon.~ We are exhorted to pray without ceasing, which seems impossible unless we realize prayer is far more than an ongoing volume of words. Prayer is not learned in the classroom but in the closet. ~E.M. Bounds~ There is no record of disciples asking Jesus to teach them how to do signs and wonders. They did ask Jesus…

Dear SCC & Friends, Each day has enough… ~Matthew 6:34 Reflection #297                  Our life experiences are ample reminders that we will never have it “all together”. Someone recently called me on the phone and was hoping for some spiritual insight regarding their future. The person wanted to know what he should be doing forever regarding his vocation. Does anybody have the answer to that? Today’s job may only be preparation for tomorrow’s opportunities. The Lord has put eternity in…

Dear SCC & Friends, Honor is due ~Romans 13:7 Reflection #296                  Patriotism takes many forms, but none more so than to thank and honor those who went before us to secure our freedom. Veterans Day is a time to of reflection to honor and remember our veterans… Render honor to whom honor is due. ~Rom. 13:7 Honor sounds a bit quaint in today’s vernacular. A gentleman’s honor. A lady’s honor. To honor thy mother and father. The Honorable Judge so-and-so. But for thousands…