Thought of the Day: Letting nature speak. I know I’ve said this before, but nature has been such a help during COVID for me. Seeing how a lot of the plant and animal life around us goes on as normal is calming and causesa sense of balance and normalcy. It’s great to see so many...
Thought of the Day: Letting nature speak. I know I’ve said this before, but nature has been such a help during COVID for me. Seeing how a lot of the plant and animal life around us goes on as normal is calming and causesa sense of balance and normalcy. It’s great to see so many...
Thought of the Day: Christmas in July: Saint Nicholas:You’ve probably heard the song “Jolly Old Saint. Nicholas,” about the man who comes down the chimney and puts presents in the stockings, but have you heard about Saint. Nicholas, the man who lived in modern-day Turkey 250...
Sunday Morning LinksDear Elmhurst Presbyterian Church Members and Friends -Good Morning, Friends -This is the day that the LORD has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it!Here are the Sunday morning links for you for today, July 19, 2020. ● Our service link is HERE ● The scripture...
Thought of the Day: Christmas In July: The “fancy people.” Who came to see the baby Jesus at the stable? Was it a who’s who of all of the fancy people of the time? If you’ve been a churchgoer for even a little while, you know that’s a laughable idea. The people who...
Thought of the Day: Christmas in July: Immanuel. Pop quiz: What does “Immanuel” mean?A. BabyB. SaviorC. God-is-With-UsD. I was told there would be no tests in the daily inspirational text messages.The answer is C “God is with us.” Friends, God is with us, even in these...
Thought of the Day: Christmas in July! Why not? I just put the finishing touches on an Advent and Christmas book for families that’s releasing this year, so I’ve had Christmas on the brain. It’s been interesting to thinkabout Christmas and Advent while sweating and in the heat...
Thought of the Day: Worry, the thief of joy. Yesterday one of my favorite writers and authors, Nadia Bolz Weber, posted on her Twitter account, “What’s stealing your joy these days?” I answered “uncertainty.”Uncertainty and worry are, for sure, my joy killers...
Thought of the Day: Last Sunday we heard the parable of the lost sheep. It reminded me of something I read in Rob Bell’s book Love Wins. Take a look:“Once again, God has a purpose. A desire. A goal. And God never stops pursuing it. Jesus tells a series of parables in Luke 15...
Thought of the Day: Faith Journeys. I remember a pastor once saying “If you’re on a road trip and you keep seeing the same thing out your window, you’re not really going anywhere, are you?” Faith is like that. It’s a journey. Sometimes it might feel like we’re...