“This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you.” – Exodus 12:2 No, it’s not January 1, 2021, yet. However, if you are familiar with the Jewish Calendar, you will know that this past weekend, the Jewish community Read more…
Have you ever said one of these phrases? “My, how time flies.” “Where did the time go?” “Time waits for no one.” Eric R. Kandel asks, “Has it ever struck you … that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you Read more…
“Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made.” – Genesis 2:3 Labor Day – the unofficial end of summer – a long holiday weekend – cookouts with grills, hot dogs, and hamburgers, and friends Read more…
“Mary has discovered the one thing most important by choosing to sit at my feet. She is undistracted, and I won’t take this privilege from her.” (Luke 10:42, TPT) You told them that dinner would be served, at 6:00 pm. Here it is 5:50, and the meat is still Read more…
Imagine sitting in Carnegie Hall and listening to a soloist, in concert. Then in the middle of the song, the psalmist stops. There is this long pause. Sitting there, one can only imagine what is taking place. Did they forget the next line? Maybe all of a sudden, the Read more…
Father, I thank you that you always hear me. Verizon Wireless nailed it when they aired this campaign in 2001. Many people across America, who were frustrated with their cell phone service, could relate to Paul Marcarelli. Even though Marcarelli was an American actor, who played the part of the Read more…
“And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.” –– Mark 12:30 This week we vow to Love the Lord our God with all our strength. Well, if this means physical strength, then your Read more…
Welcome to this week’s Coffee on The Couch! I’m glad that you have joined me for coffee and conversation. Over the past 2-weeks, we have delved into Mark 12:30. I have called this series: The 4-Degrees of Loving God. Through these teachings, John Mark has inspired us to love Read more…
You will remember from last week’s time on the couch, our foundational scripture was taken from Mark 12:30, And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart…” This week we want to move into the 2nd degree of loving God –– loving God with all our souls. Read more…
God’s call, to us last week, was Just Show Up. But sometimes saying those words is much easier than actually doing them. This week we want to continue with that theme of showing up and delve deeper into our responsibility in being readily assessable for the Master’s use. I believe Read more…