As I write this Christmas will soon be here, some of us still have shopping and wrapping to do, and then there will be the unwrapping and the playing/using/wearing part, kind of like the way a New Year might work too. Just like Christmas the New Year is not quite here, but it will be… Read More »
Cindy’s Corner
On December 4, we had a called congregational meeting to give you the bitter-sweet news that I have decided to move back to Spain to be closer to family. The “bitter” part is, of course, the fact that I am leaving Florida, FCC and all of you. As I write this, I can hardly contain… Read More »
Donns Desk
Cindy loves word games, she is a Scrabble specialist, and she is also great at acronyms, and all kinds of letter games which is why I have written my article the following way. ‘C’ words: Cindy. Courageous. Those two words belong together not only because both begin with a ‘C’ but because the word ‘courageous’… Read More »
F.R.O.G. (Fully Rely on God)!
If you’ve ever traveled in the deep country, nothing but dirt roads, then you’ve probably seen the sign, “Pick your rut carefully, you’ll be in it for the next 20 miles.” You know what it is like. A story is told of a frog who was hopping across a dirt road and he fell into… Read More »
Grandma
As most of you know, I have always been a lover of language and words. But recently, I have found that one word stands out as the most important, the most beloved and the most cherished of all and that word is “Grandma.” It is amazing how many words (in Spanish and in English!) my… Read More »
October 24, 2016
Silence is Not an Option
Back in 2006 Bill Lamb, a Louisville TV station manager, stood up to the major TV Network that he worked for and told them he would refuse to air a TV special they had put together. When asked about his decision he said, “I have my own moral compass and this was easy.” He put… Read More »
What Do Words and Fruit Have in Common ?
In Luke 18:22-23, we read the story of the rich young ruler. Despite the fact that the man had kept the ten commandments since he was a boy, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing to inherit eternal life. Sell everything that you have…and come, follow Me.” But upon hearing this, the man became… Read More »
Does Life Keep Score?
As football season begins I am reminded of Vince Lombardi, a legendary football coach who famously said, “Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.” But shortly before his death he said, “I wish I’d never said the [darned] thing. I meant the effort…I meant having a goal…I sure as [heck] didn’t mean to crush…values.” We… Read More »
Walking With a Limp
Many of us are familiar with Jacob’s wresting match (Genesis 32:24-32). Some say it was with God, some say it was an angel, some say it was a man, but it was an all night struggle and Jacob ends up limping the rest of his life. As morning is breaking, the man/angel/God says to Jacob,… Read More »
