Meat for the Hungry

To you, my friend. Every person who reads one of my posts is my friend. I don't know you, and the reality is, you don’t know me, but I love you. You may live a thousand miles away or across the street, yet if you know or want to know my L ORD and Savior, Jesus Christ, you are my friend, and we are family. How is that possible? Ephesians tells us “…we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones.” [1] I know this concept is hard to understand, so let’s think of a human body. There are many parts, hands, feet, arms, legs, eyes, nose, and mouth. There are also parts we keep covered, and even parts inside that we do not see. Well… It’s the same with the body of Christ. God speaking through Paul calls our body parts members, “For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.” [2] What’s Almighty God saying? His point is even though we are different, and God has given us different spiritual gifts, w...

  FLAG robert-linder-fcFEnjBmm14-unsplash Holy, holy, holy, are You, O LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of Your glory. And holy, holy, holy, are You, Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come. You alone are worthy, O Lord, to receive all glory and honor and power, for You created all things and for Your pleasure they are and were created. Let my prayer be set before You as incense and the lifting of my hands as pleasing to You as the evening sacrifices were before Jesus Christ, our Lord, God in flesh, came to die on a cross to pay the penalty for our sin, was buried, arose the third day from the dead, ascended to heaven, and lives forever to make intercession for us. Thank you, Lord Jesus. We repent before You in dust and ashes.   Today, LORD, the man You chose to be the President of this great nation, Donald J. Trump, has called us to rededicate our country, A m e r i c a , back to You. You chose and preappointed this land as our dwelling place and gave true ...

    FLAG robert-linder-fcFEnjBmm14-unsplash Almost fifty years ago now, my daughter and I took part in America’s 200 th Birthday with our church at the time, St. Jacob’s United Church of Christ. Lorrie was only eleven months old and not walking. So, when we marched in Salem, Ohio’s parade down State Street, you guessed it, I carried her the whole way. But at age 23, that wasn’t a problem for me.   Lorrie and I sported matching 1776 dresses and bonnets I had made, which remain hanging in my closet (I can’t bear to part with them). Before the parade, the women’s group at St. Jacob’s held a fashion show. All who were participating had the privilege of modeling their dresses. It was so fun, and I felt honored to be a part of my country’s celebration.   In 1976, it never occurred to me I would be able to celebrate America’s 250 th Birthday , yet here I am, much older, and I hope, wiser. Today, May 15, 2026, marks fifty days until this second monumental celeb...