Tag: Attendance

“Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto Your name; the upright shall dwell in Your presence.” (Psalm 140:13 Modern English Version) In a recent televised basketball game I was watching, a team get charged with a technical foul for only having four players on the floor.  They were one player short.  According to the Coaching Kidz website, here are the rules: “NBA teams are...

“For where two or three are gathered in My name , I am there among them.” (Matthew 18:20 Amplified Bible) If you have ever turned on your TV to watch the early news on Sunday mornings to see the weather forecast, you probably recall the weather broadcaster describing how you should dress if you are planning on any activities for the day.  Emphasis is put on downtown happenings, sporting...

“In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites...” (2 Samuel 11:1a NLT) I’m sure we can all reflect back on our youth when we did not go where we should have gone.  We found ourselves in places we were not supposed to be.  Come on!  Be honest now!  Tell the truth!  There were consequences...

“But the Lord God called out to the man, “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9 GNT) In the opening verse, God called out to the man, Adam.  I’m calling out to all men and women who have a car.  My question: ‘Where was your car this morning?’  Was it one of the vehicles that took advantage of the retail stores opening up early so you could benefit from the advertised sales and...

“Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth.  Serve the Lord with jubilation; come before Him with rejoicing.  Know that the Lord]Himself is God; it is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture.” (Psalm 100:1-3 NASB) There is not typing error in the title.  I intentionally wanted to focus on the letter “R “in the word Saturday, causing...

“Learn to do good, to be fair, and to help the poor, the fatherless, and widows.” (Isaiah 1:17 The Living Bible) You who know me or if you have become familiar first-hand with my early escapades in truancy during my first 6 weeks of high school, and maybe longer, you probably are thinking, “Who is he to tell somebody or anybody, “Don’t miss class!”  Have mercy and put that...