Pastor's Blog (Page 32)

A car magazine I subscribe to gave tribute to the VW Beetle in a recent issue. When you consider that the iconic “Bug” kept the assembly lines going from 1938 to 2003, you really have to conclude that the car “defies time” and “defines endurance,” wrote the author. After all, 21,529,464 people said, “I’ll take one!”…

In a hurry? Now you can pay your last respects on the go! Avoid the hassle of finding a parking place, walking all the way inside, coming up with something nice to say to family members, etc. Instead, just mourn in the comfort of your air-conditioned car. When you pull up to the window, sensors underneath the pavement recognize the presence of your car. The curtains open…

Perspective… is everything. Scenario 1: It’s late Friday afternoon. You and everyone else at the crowded airport are trying to get home after a long week. Every flight is packed! But you’re looking forward to tonight’s birthday party for your daughter. When you finally get your seat assignment your heart sinks as you realize you’re stuck in…

On a day that seemed like any other… 239 people in Kuala Lumpur boarded a plane for Beijing. Since more than 93,000 commercial flights take off and land every single day of the year without incident, these passengers had little reason to think their plane would not arrive. Just a few days later… 176 now unaccounted-for people in Oso, Washington were going…

In the opening two verses of the book of Ruth we read that Elimelech and Naomi were Ephrathites of Bethlehem in Judah.  Why did the writer tell us this and what is an Ephrathite? Before it was called Bethlehem it was the ancient city of Ephrath. The Ephrathites, then, were the people of that ancient and noble lineage. To be born an Ephrathite meant being one of the more…