A Celebration of the Life of
Laura Evelyn Williams Bailey
 
April 15, 2010, 6:30 P.M.
Churchland Chapel – Loving Funeral Home
Portsmouth, VA
 
While I was pondering what Scripture passage would be appropriate for tonight’s service, Revelation 21 seemed an obvious choice.  I read that text for Howard Bailey’s service in this chapel a couple of years ago.  I’ll come [...]

Reflections on our mother, Hazel Shores
April 2, 2010
Steve Shores
One of my lasting memories of childhood involves my mother’s father, Fred Dale. Our family would go to Longview to visit Papa, as we called him; and somehow, on some of these visits, I’d find myself facing my grandfather while he handed me a cake on a [...]

When you pray, think like a man…and like a woman.
1 Samuel 1:9-18
April 11, 2010 – Holy Humor Sunday
Prayer is kinda funny
Today is Holy Humor Sunday, when we celebrate God’s last laugh on the devil, when he raised Jesus from the dead.  We have joined millions of congregations (or at least three) in resurrecting (pun intended) [...]

DAILY BIBLE READING
 Apr 12: 1Sam 15-17
Apr 13: 1Sam 18-20; Ps 11/59
Apr 14: 1Sam 21-24
Apr 15: Ps 7/27/31/34/52
Apr 16: Ps 56/120/140-142
Apr 17: 1Sam 25-27
Apr 18: Ps 17/35/54/63
Apr 19: 1Sam 28-31; Ps18

 
NOTES ON THE PSALMS
·         This week’s readings will illustrate what “chronological” Bible reading is all about.  While we finish up 1 Samuel, we also read many [...]

DAILY BIBLE READING
 Apr 5: Jud 16-18
Apr 6: Jud 19-21
Apr 7: Ruth
Apr 8: 1Sam 1-3
Apr 9: 1Sam 4-8
Apr 10: 1Sam 9-12
Apr 11: 1Sam 13-14
Apr 12: 1Sam 15-17

 
NOTES ON RUTH
·         Ruth is an amazing short story, incorporating tragedy, romance, and a pivotal turn in the history of the Jews and the line of King David (and thus, [...]