First Priorities

The First Priority Centers Everything Else

Luke 7:51-62

There are certain comedians who have a way of putting things into perspective. Remember the Carol Burnett Show? Carol, with Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, and Vicki Lawrence. They could take such mundane events and turn them into an hilarious sketch;  

Radical Hospitality

Luke 7:36-8:3

Last week I talked about Compassion. This week, it is Hospitality.

Here in the South, we have a strong tradition of showing hospitality. Our usual idea of hospitality is to be a good host - offering our guests comforts of our home. 

I would suspect that anyone who has lived in the South for very long has at least one story of a time that they were shown great hospitality, or perhaps when hospitality went a bit far. Like the poor fellow who was trying to be a good guest.

Miracles Begin With Compassion

Miracles Begin With Compassion

Luke 7:11-17

Miracles. We would all like to have a miracle or two. Remember the Christmas musical we did this past Christmas? One of our friends from Middleburg captured the musical on video. She was sitting right up front where she could get a very good view. It was a lot of fun reviewing that production. One of my favorite scenes was when we were looking for miracles. "Everybody could use a miracle or two!"