Across the Preacher’s Desk: Troubled Hearts

April 9, 2026 - Sorrow is a universal experience. It comes to the rich and poor, to the powerful and the weak. So much of the sorrow in our world is unseen, often it is hidden from view purposely. Many times it is known only to the individual and to God.

Across the Preacher’s Desk: When We Disappoint...

April 2, 2026 - After Simon had denied Jesus for the third time, Jesus looked at Simon. He didn’t say a word. He just looked at him. When Simon saw Jesus, he went out and wept. He wept bitterly.

Across the Preacher’s Desk: Doing What We Can

March 27, 2026 - There is an interesting incident in the life of Jesus recorded in Mark chapter 14. Jesus was the guest of honor in the house of Simon the leper. While having dinner, a woman came with a box of precious ointment and broke the box and poured the ointment on the head of Jesus.

Across the Preacher’s Desk: The Empty Seat

March 20, 2026 - When Saul was King of Israel, he became insanely jealous of David. Jealous to the point where he tried on several occasions to kill David. In I Samuel chapter 20, we read that it was the new moon, however, David was going to be absent from his place at Saul’s table.

Across the Preacher’s Desk: A Treacherous Heart

March 12, 2026 - The habit of faultfinding is a bad habit that many people fall in to. The tragedy is that it is easily acquired and not readily broken. In case you haven’t noticed, we live in an imperfect world. Everything is flawed and defective. Institutions all blunder and fall short of the ideal.

Across the Preacher’s Desk: The Eloquence of Silence

March 5, 2026 - Words are wonderful things. They have a beauty and eloquence all their own. Yet, there is often an eloquence without words. “Silence is golden” someone has said. Silence can also be eloquent. Jesus was the master at using the eloquence of silence. He used it many times.

Across the Preacher’s Desk: Dealing With Life’s Cares

February 26, 2026 - Ruth Graham wrote a book entitled, “In Every Pew Sits A Broken Heart”. All of us need to remember that from time to time. There is also a familiar passage in I Peter chapter 5 and verse 7 we need to remember. Peter writes there, “Casting all your care upon Him, for He careth for you”.

Across the Preacher’s Desk: How Many Loaves Have Ye?

February 19, 2026 - We read in Mark chapter 6 that Jesus and the disciples were trying to get away from the crowd of people for a little peace and quiet. They needed some R & R as we would say. Yet, Mark tells us the multitude followed and Jesus spent the day teaching them.

Across the Preacher’s Desk: That I May Know Him...

February 12, 2026 - There is a little obscure sentence found in Philippians 3:10 that expressed the deepest longing and desire of the apostle Paul, where he writes, “That I may know Him.” Paul’s deepest and most fervent longing evidently was to know Jesus better. That ought to be our deepest longing also.

Across the Preacher’s Desk: What The World Needs...

February 5, 2026 - The year was 1965 and the world was in turmoil. Hal David wrote the lyrics to a song and Burt Bacharach composed the music. The song was first recorded and made popular by Jackie DeShannon and the title was, “What the World Needs Now Is Love”. The first stanza reads like this:

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