It happens daily. As a Pastor, at some point each week various people, on differing days, will make comments to me about the music at church, or the monthly newsletter, or the sermon in worship, or something I said in a meeting, or an error in the bulletin, or my schedule, or...or...or.
I read the following article about the season that we're in -- Epiphany -- and I wonder, "Has the transformation occurred within me?" See the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 2, verse 11-12.
What about you? Are you ready to go "...home by another way"? Here's the art...
This morning I was out on my walk and enjoyed the beauty of God's creation. When I arrived back home, I was very content and awed. I did my crunches, and my push-ups too, and then got ready for work. As I left the house, I thought to myself, "I am so blessed." On th...
Greetings!
I am moving my blog to another web location for the sake of effectiveness. Sometimes this website works really well. Other times, not so much.
You can find me on the Internet at...
http://christopherotten.wordpress.com/<...
Today the Scriptures had a common theme in worship: wisdom! Solomon prayed for it. Jesus had it. We need it. Yet our world seems so devoid of wisdom, despite the fact that God formed His creation according to His wisdom, and reveals His wisdom thro
There is no "Bleak Mid-Winter" in South Texas, regardless of what the familiar Christmas Carol proclaims. The oranges are ripe. The grapefruits are gorgeous. The palm trees are waving in the wind. The sun is shining. My iPhone informs me that it is current...
Dear friends: I'm sorry that I have not posted anything for quite some time. Since I returned from deployment with the USAF, and got back to work in August of 2010, I've been struggling to keep up and to get ahead of my tasks. It's been a good problem, albeit exhausting. Rega...
Some people listen to their favorite musician on Pandora radio. Others text during "Dancing With The Stars" to vote for their favorite ballroom dancers. Some people hunker down to watch their favorite sport teams play a game (and, hopefully, win!) each week.
What do I do?...
