by Judson I Stone | Nov 25, 2020 | Blog
Old men think about eternity. It’s a long, infinite time and it’s nothing new for old men to think about it or the afterlife. The ancient Preacher declared. “[God] has also set eternity in their hearts.”(Ecclesiastes 3:11, NIV) The Rev. Samuel Zwemer told a story...
by Judson I Stone | Oct 27, 2020 | Blog
I watched the movie Defiance last week with my wife. It is based on a true story about an ever-growing group of Belarus Jews who flee from the Germans during World War II. They find refuge in the forest. They got irritated with each other at times under their...
by Judson I Stone | Sep 29, 2020 | Blog
After my brother-in-law returned home from twenty days of hospitalized isolation for COVID-19, I asked him, “What would you speak about if you preached a sermon about your experience?” He replied, “The Holy Spirit.” I asked him to elaborate. He said, “I was alone but...
by Judson I Stone | Sep 2, 2020 | Blog
I take my morning walks along the Florida panhandle at Grayton Beach and Blue Mountain Beach. I do it as early as possible to avoid the larger crowds of beach enthusiasts. A friend of mine suggested I take a plastic bag with me and pick up trash while I walked. I...
by Judson I Stone | Jul 28, 2020 | Blog
I don’t like the current pandemic as much as anyone else. It endangers my life and curtails my activities. My wife and I work on the front lines in a hospital and at a grocery store, respectively. It’s been interesting to see my understanding and concern about the...
by Judson I Stone | Jun 26, 2020 | Blog
In your opinion what does it mean to live significantly? I will use portions of two poems I’ve penned to describe elements of living significantly. The first poem based on Jesus’ parable in Matthew 25:31-46 is about the separation of the sheep and the goats on...
