Across the Preacher’s Desk: A Beacon of Light

November 2, 2023 - To be sure, there is often a heavy mood among people in our day and time. There is rioting, looting, lawlessness running rampant in our metropolitan areas.

Across the Preacher’s Desk: Blessed Are The Peacemakers

October 26, 2023 - It was in the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5:9 that Jesus said, “blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.” For more than 20 centuries this great word has been knocking at the closed door of the hearts of men and women, largely in vain.

Across the Preacher’s Desk: Quality Control - Desserts

October 19, 2023 - When we have a covered dish luncheon at church, I always eat dessert first. After all, life is uncertain. I usually tell people it is a quality control issue. I want to make sure that the various desserts are good and so I always sample several of them. Often, when Norma is making a cake or cookies for Mason and Hudson, I try to sell her on the fact that I should taste them for quality control purposes. I am always unsuccessful.

Across the Preacher’s Desk: How Did You Vote?

(NOTE: This is not original, it is a very yellowed clipping in one of my files. I have had it for a number of years, but I felt it was worthy of sharing. It is timeless and provides something we need to think about. tbp)

Across the Preacher’s Desk: Life’s Washing Machine

October 4, 2023 - One of the great inventions of the 20th century was the washing machine. It totally changed the back-breaking way that laundry had to be done.

Across the Preacher’s Desk: Are You Really That Busy?

September 28, 2023 - Not long ago, I read a story about a businessman who considered himself to be extremely busy. He was harassed, discouraged and overwhelmed with all the pressure in his life. There were deadlines to meet, projects to complete and a never ending list of things he needed to take care of.

Across the Preacher’s Desk: Prayer – It Makes A Difference

September 21, 2023 - It was James who wrote, “The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much” (James 5:16). Paul would write, “Pray without ceasing” (I Thessalonians 5:17). The poet Tennyson would write, “More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.”

Across the Preacher’s Desk: An Offering or Collection?

September 14, 2023 - As the story goes, the family had come home from church and little Bobby followed his mother into the kitchen. She took the fried chicken out of the oven she had cooked before church and put it on a platter. She left to go into the other room and when she came back Bobby had a drumstick and thigh on a plate and was headed out the door. When questioned, he pleaded with his mother that he wanted the drumstick and thigh to feed his dog. Mother informed him in a not so gentle manner that the fried chicken was for the family dinner.

Across the Preacher’s Desk: The Rule of Life

September 7, 2023 - All of us are aware of the “Golden Rule.” It was announced by Jesus in Matthew 7:12 when he said, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them”. Of course, we are more familiar hearing it as “Do unto others as you would have other do unto you.”

Across the Preacher’s Desk: Evacuate!

August 31, 2023 - As tropical storm Idalia strengthened to hurricane status earlier this week, evacuation orders were issued in some areas in anticipation of the storm making landfall.

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Submitted by Tim Perkins