Words From Our Preacher

God had his people build monuments too. The Lord had the Israelites build a memorial of stones taken from the Jordan River. These dozen stones commemorated the crossing of the Jordan when Israel finally entered the Promised Land (Joshua 4:1-7). Monuments are significant because they declare our values and publicize our priorities. All of us are building monuments. We don’t think about it because we are not cutting stone and erecting great walls and statues. Nevertheless, we a

Comfort foods are foods that bring us great satisfaction. Chocolate cake, a homemade chicken casserole, extra hot sanchos from Taco Casa in Tuscaloosa. Right? The problem is that comfort foods are usually unhealthy, especially in volume.  We never fuss at anyone about eating them because they are so common and, well, comforting. Jason Todd at Relevant magazine writes about a comfort sin. He calls it The Socially Acceptable Sin. I don’t know Jason but he nails it on the head i

Would you rather be rich or poor? Does it matter? The wisest man ever, who happened to have great wealth, said it like this: “Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty or riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,lest I be full and deny you and say,” Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.” (Proverbs 30:8-9) Solomon desired neither wealth nor poverty for both bring their own sets of problems and challenge

American financial markets have struggled this week. The government seizure of key mortgage and The disruptions in the American markets however, emphasize something Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is