Category Archives: Sunday Seed Thoughts

Today finds Norma Jean and me in Denton, Texas, where I’ll be preaching in a meeting at the Eastside Church.

We’re returning to an area where we lived and worked with the brethren at the West Main Church in Lewisville. This will be my third meeting with Eastside. So, the week promises wonderful opportunities for reuniting with many brethren we’ve known and loved.

But the purpose in coming is to preach the gospel. That’s why we’re here. That’s my main focus this week. That’s what I’m called to do. Continue reading →

Arthur Gordon tells a story in Guideposts magazine about visiting one of the Zuni Communities in New Mexico where work was being done on a very old chapel.

“Your family goes back a long way in this county,” commented Gordon’s wife, Pam who was born in England. “Are there any family stories about Indians?”

Gordon proceeded to relate the story of his great-great Grandmother, Eleanor Lytle, and a Seneca chief named Cornplanter. Continue reading →

There’s an old story about two men who were fishing one Sunday morning and when the fish weren’t biting they began to feel guilty about skipping church.

One man said, “I guess I should have gone to church rather than gone fishing.”

The other man replied, “Well, I couldn’t have gone to church anyway, because my wife is home sick in bed.” Continue reading →