Musings

By Braxton King I remember hearing a man say one time, “I climbed the ladder of success, only to realize that it was on the wrong wall.” Many times, we have the ideal if we can get there to the top of the ladder of success, we will be happy. The belief is that possessions…

In Mark Chapter 5, the Bible gives us the story of a certain woman who had an issue of blood for 12 years. The Bible just tells us that she’s a certain woman with an issue. We all have issues in life.  Many times those issues define us. We see someone, and we don’t call…

By Braxton King There’s a couple of T-shirt designs that I’ve seen in the past that made me chuckle. One had inscribed, “If I’d known I was gonna live this long I would’ve taken better care of myself.” The other one had on it,”Statistics say, One out of one people die.” Death is something that…

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalms 23 is known the world over as one of the most beautiful songs ever written. It is quoted during some of the darkest hours of peoples lives and it brings comfort. This song unveils the fact that much of God’s dealings in the Old Testament…

Concentration is the control of our attention. It means we can focus on one thing and not be distracted by other things. The ability of the human eye to focus on one subject is a marvel. The Bible says, “You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on the Lord.” There’s a…

The difference between comfort and complacency is huge. COMFORT – The basic concept for comfort in both the Old and New Testaments is encouragement, whether by words or the presence of another to help in time of need. Synonymous words are console, help, give relief, cheer up, exhort, and fear not. COMPLACENCY – A self-satisfied…

Are you happy? We get asked this question very many times. When we think about being happy, we recognize that the word is derived from happenings. So my happiness many times depends on what’s happening to me. That means that if things aren’t going my way or things are negative I may not be happy.…

After Jesus fed the multitude with five loaves and two fishes, He prevailed upon His disciples to get into a boat and go to the other side. The disciples had the word of Jesus that they were to go to the other side. Jesus stayed behind and went to a mountain to pray, so it’s…

My dad was asked one time, “Pastor, how is your church doing?”   He said, “Well the church is kind of up and down right now-up at the mountain hunting, and down at the lake fishing.” My dad had a quick wit and a great sense of humor. He went hunting one time with his…

I have a dear friend by the name of Robert Stephens. Many in the community may know him as an expert plumber and builder. He was part of my dad‘s crew many many years ago when my dad built houses. Robert is not only a dear friend to me, but he’s also a connection to…