
The Sunday Sermonette
The Sunday Sermonette: Are You A Lighthouse?
In the early days of sea travel, lighthouses guided ships to a safe harbor. Without them, those ships would have crashed onto the rocky shore. You’re like a lighthouse! The painful events of your life, which you endured and educated…
The Sunday Sermonette – Worthless Trash.
Throughout history, many things were thought to be worthless, only to be deemed valuable at a later date. Some seemingly useless things helped change the world for the better, helped shine a new light on ages past, or filled our…
The Sunday Sermonette – Knowledge Versus Wisdom.
Knowledge is simply information you glean from the local library. Wisdom is the ability to discern the best knowledge and the strength of character to act upon it. Therefore, wisdom is the application of knowledge learned to make good decisions…
The Sunday Sermonette: Running Away.
At the ripe old age of seven, I could no longer take my parent’s tyrannical rules and regulations. Saturday mornings were the worst. I only wanted to eat Mother’s homemade pancakes in peace while watching The Lone Ranger in my…
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE Don’t Forget To Vote (Originally posted November 6, 2022)
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE: November 8th is just around the corner. Please remember to honestly evaluate those running for office. Make sure their charisma, grand entrances, apparent concern for justice, and friendly embraces are nothing more than a mask – a…
The Sunday Sermonette Sorrow + Prayer = Friendship
I was at the gym last week, running nowhere on the treadmill, lickety split! The telly was on, and as I raced along, I could not help but be saddened by the news reports coming out of Israel. In war,…
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE – Advice.
Advice that goes against your wishes is sometimes hard to swallow. However, your decision must be based on the quality of the advice, not on its attractiveness. It’s best to separate advice from your personal desires. Seek advice from those…
The Sunday Sermonette: Blunders and Mistakes.
The Sunday Sermonette – Blunders and Mistakes. October 29, 2023. As a child, I loved playing with dragonflies! I’d see one buzzing around, wait for it to land, then grab it and hold it in my hand. I was…
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE: Mediocrity.
The Sunday Sermonette DEC. 11, 2022. Are you a person of immediate action but without an ultimate purpose? Are you within sight of victory, or have you settled for mediocrity? Ponder this and go forth.
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE: Past and Present.
The Sunday Sermonette March 13, 2022. Oft time we allow past experiences to determine our future actions. If we had one bad experience at a local restaurant, we vow to never return. If we go our socially or to church…
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE: Beauty Born of Pain
The Sunday Sermonette October 17, 2023. In the mid-sixties, I took art at the Gulfport Recreation Center. The building was located east of City Hall, where the current fire station is. The art classes were taught by a frail-looking dynamo…
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE: Famous Last Words.
The last words of people have always fascinated me. Sometimes, in the closing moments of our lives, we find the most clarity and say the things we most want to say. I’m sure “When the Roll is Called up Yonder,”…