Devotional

Devotional

Hear the Hay

Hear the Hay by Phil Morgan We are once again at the season of “Peace on earth and goodwill toward men.” Each year at this time we are bombarded with words like love, peace and joy. We are told to spread peace to all the nations and show love to everyone. I agree with these statements wholeheartedly, but sometimes I feel like we are taking an easy way out. We can be so vague that all we end up with…

Bothersome to Beautiful

Devotional by Phil Morgan I have to admit, Jeremiah 29:11 has always bothered me. It’s a comforting verse, “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’” Yet, it has always felt like a promise made to someone else that we claim for encouragement, usually in times of doubt and uncertainty. The Lord was speaking to the Israelites who had…

Enough

Devotional by Phil Morgan In our Bible study this morning, Pam and I found ourselves in the book of Habakkuk. Just to jog your memory (my preferred form of exercise), the book starts with Mr. H and God having a little chat. Habakkuk says, “The world is going to hell in a hand basket!” – Hab 1:1-4 RSV (Redneck Standard Version). God replies, “You think this is bad? You ain’t seen nothing yet!” This is not the response we like…

The Fourth Gift

by Phil Morgan (used by permission) On January 6th we celebrated Epiphany, commemorating the visit of the wise men to check out the newborn baby Jesus.  Quick quiz – what gifts did the wise men bring?  If you just yelled out “gold, frankincense and myrrh,” you got it!  But do you remember the fourth gift the wise guys brought? No? Let’s take a look in the Bible and see if we can find it.      Now when Jesus was born…