Getting Back to Normal
Getting back to normal!? It has been truly encouraging to see so many of our Eastmont family coming back to in-person worship and LifeGroups. Seeing and listening to so many of you […]
Thanks for Praying, Giving, and Going
First I want to say thanks for being such a great church family. Easter was a great time of worship and fellowship! I enjoy accidental funny headlines. Here is one: […]
Fishing for Forgiveness and Family
I found some funny sayings about fishermen this week: Good Things Come to Those Who Bait It’s Fish O’Clock Somewhere Fisherman: A Jerk on One End of a Line Waiting […]
Our method must change, but never our message.
When you serve others, God changes lives and the first one He changes is yours. My grandchildren are learning knock-knock jokes. Knock Knock. ~ Who’s there? ~ Olive ~ Olive […]
Jesus and Me or Jesus and We?
“Jesus and me” is essential. “Jesus and We” is disciple-making. Let me explain. I only met Billy Graham once. This funny story was told at a banquet. He and some […]
The Giving Tree
While arranging a bookshelf I rediscovered a wonderful book given to me years ago by my mother-in-law. It is called The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. It is a fictional […]
Lawn Chair Larry
I always laugh when I hear this story. He became known as Lawn Chair Larry. Sitting around doing nothing, he wanted some adventure. What he did was almost unbelievable. Before […]
Love Deeply
When you love deeply, you will live differently. Washing windows is not my ideal activity on a rare day off. But when my wife mentions she prefers clean windows, I […]
Put 2019 In God’s Hands
Let’s pretend for a moment. Your banker calls you with some good news. An anonymous donor has decided to deposit into your account 86,400 pennies each morning for the rest […]
The Gift of the Magi
“The Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry is one of my favorite short stories. Della and Jim were very much in love but also very poor. Each had a […]