Dear Faith Family, So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion, (Luke 10:32-33). It's been years ago now. Traffic thick as thieves impatiently making a beeline for the highway out of downtown on Huger (That's pronounced "u.g." Who w...

Dear Faith Family, So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them, (Genesis 1:27). What stands nearly three feet tall on four "feet" and weighs in at close to ninety pounds? Yesterday was the celebration of our freedom as a country. Our family enjoyed some good ol' southern pulled pork, (no, it wasn't a three foo...

Dear Faith Family, Where there is no vision, the people perish: But he that keepeth the law, happy is he, (Proverbs 29:18). It's a mystery. Stealing? In a place of worship?! One minute it was present and accounted for. The next minute missing in action. Did it simply find a hidden resting place? Did it slip itself into someone else's book bag? Or, did someone strategical...

Dear Faith Family, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, (Ephesians 1:3). Well, this happened. Last week the General Assembly convened in Memphis, Tennessee. The hotel that held our reservations overbooked by just a few too many rooms (I was told some 300 rooms overbooked...

Dear Faith Family, But encourage one another every day, as long as it is still called "today," so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin., (Hebrews 3:13). Bonanza, Laugh-In, and Mission Impossible all ended their TV runs. The Miami Dolphins were the Super Bowl champs. General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler laid off 100,000 workers. The U.S. S...

Dear Faith Family, Sanctify them in the truth; Your Word is truth, (John 17:17). It's called nitrogen narcosis. Otherwise known as narks, rapture of the deep, the martini effect, or inert gas narcosis, (healthline.com). Apparently, divers can get "drunk" or disoriented when diving. It happens when divers reach depths producing added pressure to the gases in their tanks. ...

Dear Faith Family, You know that he appeared in order to take away sins, and in him there is no sin, (1 John 3:5). The picture? The entrance to the stadium at Olympia in Greece. The stones? "Statues of Zeus were erected on these bases, paid for by fines imposed on those who were found to be cheating at the Olympic Games. The names of the athletes were inscribed on the ba...

"All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever." And this word is the good news that was preached to you," (1 Peter 1:24-25). There it stood! The remains at least. A not so fortified city on a hill. The Acropolis. Athens rests below. Magpies invade. Free to fly behind ...

Dear Faith Family, Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest, Matthew 11:28. He was standing outside of the elevator door in the lobby of a hotel. Waiting. Next to him rested his luggage. Waiting. He surprised me with a question: "how are you?" I returned the kindness: "how are you?" Looking down he answered almost in a sigh: "I'm slap wore...

Dear Faith Family, Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, (Ephesians 6:13-14). I was minding my own business (well, kind of). It looked hand painted, a work of art. See, I was walking on the patio outside the Fellowship Hall of our church family's facility. It's wh...