Penn of DennHopefully you didn't have the opportunity to observe the Church sign this past Monday. Apparently, during the wee hours of the morning some industrious vandals took the opportunity to change the lettering on our church sign from an announcement about our summer day camps to various profanities. I discovered their work when I…
An Eunuch Situation
It's a unique story, actually it's an eunuch story as well but we'll stick with unique. We don't know the exact reason he had travelled the miles that separated his home land from Israel, it may have had to do with his job, after all he was the treasurer of Ethiopia, we are also told…
Coming Home
Penn of DennYou gotta love a happy ending. I'm sure you've all heard how the cat came back. I read an article the other day about a pup who had run away from her Texas home eight years ago who was returned last week. It appears "Dancer" had been found by a musician wandering in…
Who Was John Mark’s Mom?
It is just a fleeting reference, it doesn't provide a lot of details and we aren't really told very much about her, but never being afraid to venture into the land of speculation in the cause of a good message we shall venture forth looking at the first mother mentioned in the early church. We…
Apostles, What they Were and What they Weren’t
How would you like to have been in that job interview? "So, you want to be an apostle, what previous experience do you have? None huh, oh right this is the first time the position has been advertised for." "Yes, we do have a requirement, that's right, just one: So were you with Jesus from…
Speaking the Truth
Penn of DennWhat would you be willing to give up to speak the truth? Would you be willing to give up your life dream or would it be easier to say nothing? Apparently for twenty one year old Carrie Prejean, it wasn't a question, or at least not one that deserved any thought. Ms. Prejean…
A Final Gift
They came in the dark. In the cold of early morning. They had come to give. The others had taken, but they only wanted to give. There would be no reward. No recognition. No return. They were giving out of love. After all what could Jesus give back? He was dead. What could a dead…
Paying the Fine
Penn of DennI read a great article the other day about a man who insisted on receiving a speeding ticket. Seriously! Jim Fouts, who is mayor of Warren, Michigan, was pulled over last week on his way to city hall. Apparently, he was clocked doing 72 km/h in a 65 zone. The police office warned…
A Tomb for a Gift?
When our daughter, Deborah, was preparing to depart for Odessa in Ukraine last year she had to sign a form telling how she wished to have her remains disposed of if anything happened to her while she was overseas. Pretty heavy stuff for a twenty-one year old. But practical. What do you do with your…
Say What?
Penn of DennI was sitting in my office annex the other day and was listening to folks use Canada's third official language as they ordered double doubles, triple singles and four by fours. Which begs the question: is a coffee with four creams and four sugars still a coffee? But again I digress. As I…