Monday Morning Manna
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Monday Morning Manna: CONsidering Church Music – Again
Monday Morning Manna: CONsidering Church Music – Again Let me begin by saying, I love church music – traditional, contemporary, country, liturgical, contemplative, inspirational, to God, about God, etc. If…
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Monday Morning Manna: Serious Praying
Is the majority of prayer that you hear serious prayer or simply the repeating of well-worn prayer phrases and ideas? Are pray-ers giving serious thought to the wording of their…
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Monday Morning Manna: Chill with Change!
When I was younger, I had a framed quote on my bedroom wall from American theologian and author, Reinhold Niebuhr: “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I…
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Monday Morning Manna: Pastor Appreciation Month – Again About Prayer
I’ve written at least once each year about appreciating pastors, usually during October, which is Pastor Appreciation Month. Because God called, “Some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and…
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Monday Morning Manna: Backstories and Testimonies
I saw a new word this week, at least a new word for me – backstory. The definition is obvious – “a story that tells what led up to the…
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Monday Morning Manna: Learning from Suffering
Suffering is an effective teacher, both for the one who is suffering and for the caregiver. I’ve learned a few lessons thus far in my 24/7 caregiving of my wife,…
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Monday Morning Manna: The Agony and Ecstasy of Serving
Yesterday, I completed thirteen months as Interim Pastor of the First Baptist Church in Decatur, Texas. I was previously Interim Pastor of this same church for eighteen months in 2001-02.…
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Monday Morning Manna: Caregiving and Care-living
My cousin, Dr. Vicki Gilliam wrote a book entitled, “Forty Days of Care for the Caregiver” out of her experiences as a career specialist to special needs students, and as…
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Monday Morning Manna: I Feel Your Pain
A casual expression of sympathy is to say to one who is suffering, “I feel your pain.” A recent study discovered that one in three people actually were able to…