Chaplain’s Corner: LXXXV
“Blessed to be a Blessing” Carol Gartner was over a million dollars in debt from a failed real estate venture. She was 52 years old, divorced and heartbroken. She had […]
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Chaplain’s Corner: LXXXIV
“You Are the Salt of the Earth” The Jesus following life doesn’t begin with a list of “you ought to be’s.” It starts with the words “you are.” This is […]
Chaplain’s Corner: LXXXIII
“Loving Our Enemies” On May 7, 1915, some nine months after the start of World War I, a German U boat torpedoed the passenger liner Lusitania as it sailed in […]
Chaplain’s Corner: LXXXII
“Good News” Imagine that you have a child who is battling cancer. It’s as if a shadow has fallen over your life. Everything seems surreal. It’s hard to eat or […]
Chaplain’s Corner: LXXXI
“Joseph” In the story of Jesus, Joseph is a bit like the father of the bride at a wedding. He’s prominent at the beginning. Then he disappears. But in the […]
Chaplain’s Corner: LXXX
“Knowing” Years ago, at the Christmas Eve service where I was preaching, there was an unexpected visitor. Just as I was diving into my opening paragraph, a rather large spider-big enough […]
Chaplain’s Corner: LXXIX
“Advent” Last Sunday (November 28th) was the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is the church season that annually encompasses the four Sundays before Christmas Eve. Advent is derived from the […]
Chaplain’s Corner: LXXVIII
“Waiting” In the New Testament, Peter writes that for the Lord one day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like one day. One fellow pondered the […]
Chaplain’s Corner: LXXVII
“The Grip of God” Lillie Baltrip was one of the finest school bus drivers in Houston, Texas. In the spring of 1988 her school district took note of her spotless, […]
Chaplain’s Corner: LXXVI
“Do You Believe in God’s Providence?” Life is full of close calls. I can look back over my life and see the hand of God in many things that happened […]
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