David Gerrold said, “Life is hard. Then you die. Then they throw dirt in your face. Then the worms eat you. Be grateful it happens in that order.” Sometimes it just seems like we might as well give up. Life is hard. But we don’t want to give up; we want to keep believing that “the sun...
As I sit enjoying Thanksgiving weekend football on television, I’m amazed by the precision of a quarterback’s pass. Disregarding the noise of the crowd, the QB must keep his eyes pealed downfield, usually in the face of 250 – 300 pound linemen rushing to make mincemeat of him if they...
In the book of Ezekiel, God gives the prophet all kinds of specific details about the temple and how the people of God should act in relation to it. Ezekiel 46:9 especially caught my attention. “But when the people of the land come before the Lord on the appointed feast...
In 2000, I missed Thanksgiving. I was in Europe on a Tale of Two Cities field trip. The school vacation days made that time of year the best time for us to go. Our group had a fabulous time in London doing incredible things like seeing Big Ben and touring Buckingham Palace. After...
As we enter the end-of-the-year holiday season, I think back on being a child. It seemed to take Christmas so long to get here. Even so, I loved all the preparations that made the big day so exciting. Hunting for and finding the perfect live tree, and then helping Daddy center...
Hello Blog Readers, Here’s another sneak peak at Life That Matters with Sharon Norris Elliott from the Holy Spirit Broadcasting Network. This is the interview I conducted with my own great pastor, Rev. Welton Pleasant II of Christ Second Baptist Church in Long Beach, CA....
Dear Blog Readers, For the past few months, at the end of each blog post, I have included a note in the copyright line for you to check out my show on the Holy Spirit Broadcasting Network: Life That Matters with Sharon Norris Elliott. I’ve included here a link to one of my recent...
