Musings

And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. (Acts 2:1)  The day of Pentecost originated with the Jews in the Old Testament. It was also called the Feast of Harvest or the Feast of Weeks. The holiday normally fell in...

By Sean Dietrich “What is Easter?” the boy asked his grandfather.  The old man and boy sat on the front porch. That’s where people used to sit in the olden days. They used to build porches on the fronts of houses so you could wave at your neighbors. Now they build...

By Kerry Knight, Emerald Beach Church of Christ “Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? Father save me from this hour? But for this purpose I came to this hour” John 12:27 The scene of Jesus kneeling in prayer in the garden has stimulated the imagination of the great painters. We...

By Sean Dietrich “I started choking,” said Jennifer Yakubesan. It was a typical evening, some years ago. The family was eating supper before church, somewhere in the wilds of Michigan. It was spaghetti. The flagship food of happy families. “I looked at my husband and my son, and I started to make...

By Dr.Kerry Knight, minister Emerald Beach Church of Christ  “From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples That He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things From the elders and chief priests and scribes, and Be killed, and be raised the third day” (Matthew 16:21). Jesus felt and expressed many emotions...

By Dr. Kerry Knight, Emerald Beach Church of Christ “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God which is your reasonable (or spiritual) service.” - (Romans 12:1) Did you know that we serve God by worshipping Him? These...

By Sean Dietrich We were newlyweds, living in a grungy apartment. Each morning, I would wake before her. I would pass my morning hours writing poetry on a yellow legal pad, sipping coffee. Mostly, I’d write the kinds of god-awful things you’d expect newlyweds to write. I’m talking painfully corny stuff. I’d...

Reviewed By Michael McManus LCSW Reading “Secure Love” by Julie Menanno is like having a heart-to-heart chat with your best friend about what makes relationships tick. One of the main things I love about this book is that it gives specific examples and strategies of how to interrupt toxic communication...

By Dr. Kerry Knight, Emerald Beach Church of Christ “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing A NEW THING! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” (Isaiah 43:18-19) The turning of the calendar to a new year often fills us with a...

By Sean Dietrich The Third Day of Christmas. My three French hens must have gotten lost in the mail. The weather was a stolid 34 degrees. The water in the dog bowls was stone. The sun was out. Waffle House was warm and inviting. The parking lot was mostly empty except...