MOTIVATE In weddings, there is a traditional rhyme that goes like this: “Something old, something new. Something borrowed, something blue. And a six-pence in her shoe.” According to various wedding sources, this rhyme was in use during the late Victorian period and in 1894 was listed as a ‘Puritan Marriage Custom’. “Something old” symbolizes…
Disciple Fishing (Luke 5:1-11, 27-28; 6:12-16)
MOTIVATE µ There was once this community surrounded by a dangerous seacoast. Many in the community were heartbroken over the countless lives that were lost each year. One day, enough was enough, and the community members decided they were going to be part of the solution. They built a small field house and…
Psalm 90: A life perspective
MOTIVATE I heard a story of a man who approximated the number of years he would live and placed that many marbles in a jar. At his birthday he would take out a marble and each year the pile would shrink. His reasoning was that each year was important and to be mindful that how…
Birthdays
In honor of birthdays, READ PSALM 90 . Next week I will share a brief devotional from this Psalm regarding 3 perspectives of one’s lifetime you must keep. 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling place in all generations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the…
