I like to use a part of the day on Sundays for meditation. Generally, my best opportunity for meditation is early Sunday morning. Something seems right about using the Lord’s Day to think more deeply about the things of God. Today I am thinking about excellence in the Christian life. Christian excellence is not the …
Author Archives: bro.bobyoung
Thinking about….our inheritance
The question seemed easy enough. “What does our inheritance in the Lord look like?” After several traditional answers, the response of one of the class members went beyond our usual thinking. “A child who is waiting to be adopted into a family is not focused on what he or she will receive when the new …
It’s Sunday Again: Worship Begins with Who God Is
This past week, I have returned to my “psalms project.” I am writing a devotional based on each of the 150 psalms. As a result, I have had the opportunity to read and reread Psalms 90-100. Worship begins with a heart attuned to God. The Lord reigns—majestic, strong, eternal, transcendent, invincible, and holy. The Lord …
Continue reading “It’s Sunday Again: Worship Begins with Who God Is”
It’s Sunday Again: God’s Great Family
Today I am at home. I will worship at Park Plaza. I anticipate sharing the unique and special fellowship that exists when one is at home. So far this year, I worshiped on Sunday with 25 different congregations of God’s Family in eight countries. Six of the congregations were English-speaking, most of the time I …
It’s Sunday Again: Praying for Missions with the Spiritual Family
Today I am back “home”–my first opportunity to assemble for worship with my Park Plaza spiritual family this month. (Good thing June has five Sundays!) Today the elders will pray for various mission efforts of the Park Plaza church, including my upcoming trip to Venezuela. I am thinking this morning about how grateful I am …
Continue reading “It’s Sunday Again: Praying for Missions with the Spiritual Family”
It’s Sunday Again: God’s Family
Today I will worship with my extended spiritual family at the North Side church in Mena, Arkansas. This church has a special place in our hearts as we have shared the spiritual journey for over 40 years. We are colaborers together in various mission efforts around the world. I will miss my family at home …
God at the Center
It is no easy matter to maintain focus in life. Life happens; busyness is normal. Life fills with the urgent and the trivial. Life pushes priorities to the periphery. To what end? To what purpose? God wishes our lives to reflect his presence and possibilities. In the midst of life’s seemingly meaningless activity, God gives …
A Busy Week–Looking Backward, Looking Forward
Despite the fact that many calendars printed for use in the workplace now begin the week on Monday, and that in the minds of most people the weekend is Saturday and Sunday, Sunday is the beginning of a new week–the first day of the week, the Lord’s Day. The opportunity to worship God without fear …
Continue reading “A Busy Week–Looking Backward, Looking Forward”
It’s Sunday Again: Calling
He was an excellent student. He had grown up in a Christian home. He wanted to become a preacher, but….he had doubts. “What if I can’t make it as a preacher?” He sat in my office during the scheduled advisor-advisee conference. He shared some of his story. He had watched a parade of preachers who …
It’s Sunday Again: Mother’s Day
My 20th Mother’s Day since my mother’s death. Twenty years of gratitude and remembering. The sense of loss still exists–but it is less acute. Now my wife Jan is the significant mother in my life. She is the mother of our three sons. She is Nana to our grandchilldren. I do not get to be …