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What Are You Wearing Today? |
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Written by Bruce Applegate
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Tuesday, 26 September 2006 |
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When you got up this morning, how much time did you spend deciding on what you were going to wear? This decision is sometimes more difficult for some than others. In some situations, a person’s job calls for a certain way to dress. People have jobs that require a uniform. Some people must dress more formal. Another person’s situation may call for “work clothes,” because they have a more physical job that involves their clothes getting dirty.
Even though this decision may have a place in our mornings (or evenings depending on when you work), I want to remind you of something more important when it comes to what we wear. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 October 2006 )
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Frozen Custard vs. Ice Cream |
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Written by Bruce Applegate
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Tuesday, 23 May 2006 |
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I recently chaperoned at a High Interest Day at my son Jared’s school. One of the sessions he signed up for (and I chaperoned) was the “ABC’s of Frozen Custard.” As a parent you sometimes have to sacrifice your time and stomach for your kids. During the session, the facilitator described the ingredients in custard compared to the ingredients in ice cream. Besides the fact that custard is made with eggs and ice cream isn’t, there was another major difference. Ice cream is filled with air…that’s why it is so much lighter than frozen custard. You can also get more custard in the same size container as ice cream can be filled with 60-100% of air.
This brings me to the following question: Are you a “custard” Christian or an “ice cream” Christian? In other words, are you filled with the Holy Spirit or with just a lot of air?
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Last Updated ( Monday, 02 October 2006 )
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Written by Bruce Applegate
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Wednesday, 03 May 2006 |
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Enjoy these responses by elementary school age children to the following questions regarding mothers.
Why did God make mothers?
- Mostly to the clean the house
- >To help us out of there when we were getting born
How did God make mothers?
- He used dirt, just like for the rest of us
What ingredients are mothers made of?
- God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean
Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
- We’re related
- God knew she likes me a lot more than other people’s moms like me
What kind of little girl was your mom?
- They say she used to be nice
May 14 is Mother’s Day and I want to encourage you (if your mother is still living) to make a special point of blessing your mom. If your mother is no longer living or you are unable to have contact with her, find another mother and make a point of blessing her.
In the Gospel of John, one of the very last things Jesus said before he died on the cross is found in chapter 19, beginning with verse 26… When Jesus saw his mother there and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Dear woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.
At the point he was about to take the sins of the world upon Himself, Jesus had his mother’s well-being in mind. It is a wonderful example for us today when we consider the opportunity to honor our mothers.
Please pray for all our moms…especially during the next couple of weeks.
With Love,
Pastor Bruce (the son of a mother) |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 13 January 2008 )
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Written by Bruce Applegate
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Thursday, 30 March 2006 |
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“When he had finished washing their feet, he put on his clothes and returned to his place. ‘Do you understand what I have done for you?’ he asked them. ‘You call me “Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you (John 13: 12-15).”
Sometimes as Christians, we wonder what the Bible means when it speaks to certain issues or aspects of life. We ask ourselves, “Is that what I’m supposed to be doing in my Christian walk?”
The above passage leaves no doubt as to one particular aspect of the life of a disciple of Jesus Christ…we are to be servants of one another. Jesus said, “I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.” This is not just a suggestion coming from our Lord.
How is your servant’s heart beating? Do you look, on a regular basis, for ways to serve others? Or, do you barely have a pulse in this area? Have you served someone recently, or has it been ages?
As we approach Easter, this is a wonderful time to think about this aspect of our lives. I encourage each of us to pray for the way(s) God would have us serve in the next couple of weeks. It’s a great time to serve our brothers and sisters in Christ, but don’t forget to serve those who don’t know the Lord as well. It may provide the chance for you to witness to someone about the hope that you have in Christ.
Maybe the words to this song could be your prayer:
Make me a servant, humble and meek,
Lord, let me lift up those who are weak.
And may the prayer of my heart always be:
Make a servant, make me a servant, make me a servant today.
With Love
Pastor Bruce |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 13 January 2008 )
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Written by Bruce Applegate
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Thursday, 02 March 2006 |
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<>When I was a kid, the first thing I did when I came home from school was make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. And I was good at it, too. Just the right amount of peanut butter, with the right consistency of jelly and life didn’t get much better than that! I don’t know if it was so much the taste of the sandwich or the consistent basis in which I made them, but this event stands out in my childhood.
Is there something you do consistently? I mean is there something you do regularly that one day you will remember as an adult? Even though I love the memory of making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, I wish I could also have the memory of reading my Bible everyday when I was a kid.
I want to encourage you to read your Bible each day so that when you get older you can think back to this time of your life and not only remember your after school snack, but also the time you spent with God reading the Bible.
Love you guys!
Pastor Bruce |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 13 January 2008 )
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