May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be always acceptable in thy sight, oh God, our strength, and our redeemer. Amen. I’m 15 and my…
Carmen gave me one rule about preaching: Never mention her in a sermon. Since I’ve already violated that rule, I might as well continue. Carmen and I got engaged in…
Text: Matthew 25:14–30 “But I don’t understand!” “You will,” she said, “if you give it enough thought. Or you won’t. The answer doesn’t really matter. What matters is trying to…
Text: Psalm 42:5: Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation…
Text: Colossians 1:13: “He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son….” Maybe it’s just a gift of providence that this…
You probably know a lot more about honeybees than I do. We recently went to the Topsfield Fair, and they have a “bee house” where expert beekeepers show off hives…
The lessons for this day may be found at this link. “Dear Admissions Office, I am a senior at <fill in the high school>. When I was a junior, my…
To read the lessons for this day, click here. One of the really cool things that happened to me this year was that I got a chance to go to…