Category Archives: December 2021

“Another year is dawning, Dear Master let it be, in working or in waiting, another year with Thee; Another year is dawning! Dear Master, let it be on earth, or else in Heaven, another year for Thee.” (Francis R. Havergal). So it is. Another year is off to its 2022 start, ready or not! HaveContinue reading “Another Year”

The phone rang the other day and although there was no name that popped up on the screen, I recognized the number because I had talked with this middle-aged woman only a few days previous to this; in fact, she had called several times recently so the number was easily recognizable.  Ellen had just gottenContinue reading ” I Love You Pastor Slutz”

The second weekend of December and the week following America was shocked by a killer tornado that was reportedly “on the ground” for 200 miles, claiming as of the time of this writing more than 75 lives with the death toll expected to be in triple digit figures before the final assessment is made. FollowingContinue reading “Tornados, Earthquakes, Floods and God”

Christmas Daze Joyous times those Christmas days; Happy times with carefree ways; Children’s laughter filled the air, Moments precious all to share. Gathered round the evergreen, Lights and glitter bright with sheen; Gifts all wrapped and neatly placed, Smiles of love each face did grace. It was Christmas, day of days, Time to sing greatContinue reading ”               Christmas Daze”

She had a sort of contorted smile, but we youngins did not realized why. A wheel-chair bound woman, probably in her 60’s when our mom became a friend of hers and began to interact with Mrs. Land, all that my sister and I knew was that we did not like her stories about her ownContinue reading “To Love Mrs. Land (A Christmas Story)”

I have asked Ellen to allow me to reprint an article she wrote for the TRBC Times back in 2004 when I was senior pastor and she has agreed, so enjoy a few words from Ellen’s Corner: “What will your children remember about Christmas? Will they think only of good food and gifts under theContinue reading “Christmas Traditions”

“In the little village of Bethlehem, there lay a child one day; and the sky was bright with a holy light, O’er the place where Jesus lay.  Alleluia! How the angels sang! Alleluia, how it rang! And the sky was bright, with a holy light, ‘Twas the birthday of a King.” (William Harold Neidlinger, 1863-1924)Continue reading “Why Jesus Came to Earth”

We are not through the Covid 19 pandemic that the world became acquainted with in March of 2020, a world-wide threat to life on earth that keeps morphing into variant virus strains to this hour.  We have experienced unwanted quarantines, agonizing separation of loved ones some of whom we had to bid farewell to throughContinue reading “Simply Trusting Every Day”

If you are like me, you do not have to look for ways to provoke others; but rather I need to look for ways to NOT provoke: my wife, my children, my best friend(s), my work associates, my neighbors, fellow members of the Body of Christ and, to be sure, my Lord. What I amContinue reading “Provoking One Another”

In part 1 of this study on marriage, it was set forth that marriage, ordained by God, was established for the REASONS of consummation and communication. Everything God created in six days was said by the Creator Himself to be good; but “…the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should beContinue reading “The Merry-Go-Round of Marriage, Pt. 2”