Daily Bread #15 A Thought To Ponder: One of my preacher-heroes is Lynn Anderson.  I came across this great article he wrote nearly 20 years ago.  Lynn’s wisdom and insight have blessed generations of Christians.  I hope his teaching on Sabbath blesses you.   “Sabbath doesn’t have to be on Saturday. Nor taken as a whole day. Sometimes it…

Daily Bread #14 A Thought To Ponder: The last chapter of a good book.  The bottom of a carton of Blue Bell.  The instructions on how to build a crib.  The waistline of your “skinny pants.”  If you’re like me, you’ve gotten to one or more of these locations and had the same thought: “I…

Daily Bread #13 Thought To Ponder: Every now and then I run across an old story that really inspires and encourages me.  The following definitely qualifies.  I’ve forgotten who the author is and I can’t find on the internet.  But, I remember telling this story and imagining the lives of these young men that were…

Daily Bread #12 A Thought To Ponder: I like being in charge.  If we are driving any distance, I want to be in the driver seat.  If we are deciding where to eat, what movie to see, or what activity we engage in I want to make the final decision.  I don’t like to depend…

Daily Bread #11 Thought To Ponder: “Beginnings are Scary, endings are usually sad, but it’s the middle that counts the most, try to remember that when you find yourself at a new beginning. Just give HOPE a chance to float up and it will.”  -From the movie “Hope Floats” In the 24th chapter of his…