April 27, 2020 · 9:06 am

Word of the Week: Anticipation

Last week Tennessee Governor, Bill Lee, announced the gradual process of reopening the state.

Today, restaurants will open with some restrictions. That means we can go eat breakfast at Crockett’s or lunch at Applewood Farms.

The Canadian Premier of Ontario, Doug Ford, announced that he will be revealing plans to reopen Ontario’s economy “early next week.” He said the plan will be “a gradual and measured approach.” But, I’m hopeful that means the U.S.-Canadian border will open soon. Continue reading →

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April 26, 2020 · 4:26 am

Sunday Seed Thoughts: Virtual Worship

Good Lord’s Day morning!

Today is our fourth Sunday of worship by ourselves from our Smoky Mountain retreat.  The local church where we normally worship in Cosby and where I preach when we visit, is not meeting during this current crisis.

Like many of you, we’re participating in a virtual worship service. We’ve visited Temple Terrace and Henderson Boulevard in Tampa as well as the Kettering church in Ohio. Virtually speaking Continue reading →

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April 25, 2020 · 7:01 am

Weekly Recap: April 19-25

For those of you who may have missed one of our posts this past week, here are  the quick links to get you caught up.

Also it’s an opportunity for you to share ThePreachersWord with others who are looking for devotional material while we’re “sheltering in place.”

If you’re receiving ThePreachersWord by email, you can forward it to others who you think might enjoy and profit from our posts.  Facebook users or Twitter followers can share this one link and give your friends access to the links for all of our posts this week. Continue reading →

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April 24, 2020 · 9:06 am

Overcoming the World’s Influence

A Peanuts cartoon showed Peppermint Patty talking to Charlie Brown in which she said, “Guess what, Chuck? The first day of school, and I got sent to the principal’s office. It was your fault, Chuck.”

Charlie Brown responds, “My fault? How could it be my fault? Why do you say everything is my fault?”

To which she declares, “You’re my friend, aren’t you, Chuck? Then you should have been a better influence on me.” Continue reading →

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April 23, 2020 · 8:11 am

The Lord is Speaking. Are You Listening?

I remember one occasion when our son Kenny was a boy, maybe 11 or 12 years old, and he was telling me something. I don’t remember what it was. But his story dragged on. And my mind was preoccupied with other matters.

However, my attention was quickly restored when he blurted out: “Dad, you’re not listening!”

Ouch! Continue reading →

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April 22, 2020 · 8:31 am

A Passage To Ponder: Acts 5:1-9

“Half of the misery in the world comes from trying to look, instead of trying to be, what one is not,” once wrote the 19th century Scottish minister George MacDonald.

This practice can be summed up in one word. Hypocrisy. It’s wearing a mask. Pretending. Acting instead of being. In a twisted way, “Hypocrisy is an homage that vice pays to virtue,” suggested the French writer La Rochefoucauld. Continue reading →

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April 21, 2020 · 8:04 am

There’s Something About That Name

Jesus. Jesus. Jesus.
There’s something about that name
Master savior Jesus
It’s like the fragrance after rain

Jesus. Jesus. Jesus.
Let Heaven and Earth proclaim
Kings and kingdoms will all pass away
There is something about that name Continue reading →

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April 20, 2020 · 8:14 am

Word of the Week: Judgment

“Good judgment comes from experience and a lot of that comes from bad judgment,” once quipped the American humorist Will Rogers.

In the midst of this current crisis, our President’s judgment is being questioned for opening up the country too quickly. Ironically, he was criticized, after the fact, for being too slow to shut it down. State Governors and local elected officials are charged with the task of implementing guidelines for their states and counties. Many are protesting their judgments. Continue reading →

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April 19, 2020 · 7:25 am

Sunday Seed Thoughts: 10 Tips For Online Worshipers

Today Norma Jean and I will be worshiping alone for the third consecutive Sunday. It seems strange. But it’s our new reality. At least temporarily.

With the COVID-19 “sheltering in place” guidelines probably your congregation has also been forced to suspend public gatherings. Many of you, therefore, will be watching online, either live streaming or a video. Some congregations may only have an audio transmission.

So, here are ten tips to help you worship today. Continue reading →

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April 18, 2020 · 4:18 am

Weekly Recap: April 12-18

For those of you who may have missed one of our posts this past week, here are  the quick links to get you caught up.

Also it’s an opportunity for you to share ThePreachersWord with others who are looking for devotional material while we’re “sheltering in place.”

If you’re receiving ThePreachersWord by email, you can forward it to others who you think might enjoy and profit from our posts.  Facebook users or Twitter followers can share this one link and give your friends access to the links for all of our posts this week.

Sunday Seed Thoughts: We See Jesus

 

 

Word of the Week: Waiting

 

 

 

 

10 Things The Coronavirus Cannot Do

 

 

 

A Passage To Ponder: Psalm 146

 

 

Be Patient

 

 

 

The Jerusalem Church: A Divine Model for the 21st Century

 

 

Hope and pray you all are doing well.

God bless.

–Ken Weliever, The Preacherman

 

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