Germantown Church of The Brethren
We should be very leery of people who “preach” forgiveness to others and spend the rest of their time constantly bad-mouthing someone who wronged them. Obviously, they forgot the part of the Lord’s prayer that says, “…And forgive us our trespasses AS WE forgive those who trespass against us…” Imagine what would happen if God …
Roman’s 8:28 scripture says, “All things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose.” Key words that jump out at me are ALL THINGS and HIS PURPOSE.If we just look at the dark side of Covid-19, we will surely miss the GOOD. This coronavirus has …
A minister once preached a sermon during which he said, “We MAKE PROVISIONS for the things we REALLY want to do.” He said, “We PREPARE for them, we SET ASIDE the fee, we WRITE them on the calendar or LOG it in our phone (datebook) and we simply MAKE IT HAPPEN.” Why? Because we REALLY …
Be Careful what VERBAL and VISUAL PICTURES YOU PAINT–We paint pictures of ourselves on social media. People who look at our webpages, social media pages, blogs, etc., find out a lot about who we are, what we like and where we’ve been. They even find out what we think of ourselves by how much we …
Tis Better to Whisper a Prayer to God than to Broadcast a Post on Social Media Read More »
It’s a new year and I’m not looking for a new me but definitely a better me, not so proud that I can’t ask for help when I need it but also grateful enough to accept it when God sends it even when I didn’t ask.Sometimes we miss blessings or help, being too proud. I …
It’s SAD how much isn’t sacred anymore. At certain jobs and places of business religious holidays are being removed from the employee calendars and people are being threatened to work or be fired. AND we wonder why there is so much chaos, confusion and destruction going on in this country. I am particularly offended by …
A while ago, someone said they were having trouble sleeping. I told them to start counting their blessings (out loud). I said start with the usual… “I thank God for my Life, Health and Strength, etc…” When you pass those, thank God for family- naming each member and saying WHY you are thankful for them. …
Luke 6:45 New International Version (NIV) 45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. We all are familiar with the scripture verse …
Treasure in; treasure out. Garbage in; garbage out Read More »
It is hard for some of us to accept a compliment. Someone says, “That’s a pretty dress” or “you look good in that suit” The response they get back is, “This old thing” or “I’ve had this for years.” Even worse is when we react with a “whatever” attitude. We may think these are humble …
The more we go through our dramas, the more I realize that marriage is like Banking. You can’t get anything out of it if you are not willing to make a personal Investment. It takes time and commitment. If there is no Interest, there are no Dividends (benefits). If there are no Deposits, there will …