Jump Start # 3592
Jump Start # 3592 1 Thessalonians 4:18 “Comfort one another with these words.” The news is sad and tragic no matter how one receives it. Years ago, it was through a letter. Today, it’s a phone call. Someone has died. The tears flow. Family and friends are notified. A call and appointments are made at […]
Jump Start # 3041
Jump Start # 3041 1 Thessalonians 4:18 “Therefore comfort one another with these words.” A man died suddenly and unexpectedly. His family was shaken. His wife was religious, but not a N.T. Christian. Friends gathered to offer comfort. This is a solemn and sad setting that many of us have been in before. I […]
Jump Start # 2794
Jump Start # 2794 1 Thessalonians 4:18 “Comfort one another with these words.” Comfort is something that we long for. We want a mattress that sleeps well. We want clothes that are comfortable to wear. We want the temperature of the church house to be just right. We want our coffee hot and our soft […]
Jump Start # 2768
Jump Start # 2768 1 Thessalonians 4:18 “Therefore comfort one another with these words.” This week I have been writing about the death of my father. His funeral was last Friday. Shakespeare once wrote, “Every man can master grief, except the one who has it.” And, I found truth in what that ole’ Englishman […]
Jump Start # 2639
Jump Start # 2639 1 Thessalonians 4:18 “Comfort one another with these words.” I was listening to the Beatles classic song, Eleanor Rigby, the other day. There is a line that always grabs my attention. It says, Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear. No one comes near.” A […]