Posts from August 2026

Dear SCC & Friends, …other gods… ~Deuteronomy 11:16 Reflection #338                  Nothing teaches us about the preciousness of the Creator as much as when we learn the emptiness of everything else. ~Spurgeon~ We may think of idols and idolatry as a thing of the past or only in places marked by primitive cultures and religious superstitions. The truth is an idol isn’t just a carved statue or an exotic object of great value… Idolatry can be anything we love, trust or pursue more than…

Dear SCC & Friends, For the vision… ~Habakkuk 2:3 Reflection #337                  Vision is what could be before it becomes what is. ~Anon.~ The spiritual is not first, but the natural… ~1 Cor. 15:46 …When I was fourteen, nearly one hundred of us tried out for the freshman football team. In that era, not everyone made the roster… Coaches could cut you from the team, and parents had very little say…. I vividly remember the sweat and strain of “Football Camp” in the intense August heat…

Dear SCC & Friends, …should anyone complain? ~Lamentations 3:39 Reflection #336                  Why should any living mortal, or any man, offer complaint in view of his sins?  ~Lam. 3:39 Complaining is an expression of dissatisfaction, annoyance or frustration about something believed to be wrong, unfair, difficult or not the result we want. The opposite of complaining isn’t quietly pretending everything is good – It’s trusting the Lord is at work in present circumstances… Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean…

Dear SCC & Friends, I will sing… ~Psalm 89:1 Reflection #335                  He who sings, prays twice. ~Augustine~ I love to sing to the Lord… I just don’t do it enough. Listening to someone else sing and actually singing are two different things. It’s a bit ironic that some people who love music don’t like to sing that much. They listen and enjoy the best of secular and sacred music but rarely sing themselves be it in church or at home… Why? Maybe it’s…