Author: Sweet Tea and Front Porch Storyteller
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What Does the Past Tell Us About the Present?
Life Lessons Wednesday, August 12, 2026 What was your favorite subject in school? I loved history. There is something about the past that speaks to us in the present. I studied American History, Mississippi History, World History, and Ancient History. I even took a course in Church History. History tells us something about how we…
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Grace Opens the Door, but We Must Choose to Walk Through It
Daily Office Reflection — Wednesday, August 12, 2026Psalm 101 | 2 Samuel 14:21–33 | Acts 21:15–26 | Mark 10:17–31 “I will sing of mercy and justice; to you, O Lord, I will sing praises.”— Psalm 101:1 Have you ever wanted to help someone so badly that you wished you could make the right choice for…
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Who Challenges Me?
Tuesday, August 11, 2026Series: Mentors Who Changed Me Who is your best friend? What makes that person your friend? Most of us have only a small number of people we would consider our closest friends. That number may seem small, but I believe it is probably accurate. We may know many people during our lifetime,…
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When We Cannot See the Whole Picture
The Curious Pilgrim — Daily Office ReflectionTuesday, August 11, 2026 Psalm 97 | 2 Samuel 14:1–20 | Acts 21:1–14 | Mark 10:1–16 Sometimes I read the Daily Office lessons and wonder, What in the world do these passages have to do with one another? Today is one of those days. Psalm 97 declares that the…
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How Do the Arts Shape Our Souls?
Monday, August 10, 2026 Series: Arts That Shape Our Souls Followers of Jesus are sometimes guilty of separating everything into categories. We like things neat and tidy. We want a place for everything and everything in its place. I do this. How about you? When I catch myself doing it, I sometimes think about Peter.…
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God’s Grace Meets Us in the Consequences
Daily Office Reflection — Monday, August 10, 2026 Psalm 89 | 2 Samuel 13:23–39 | Acts 20:17–38 | Mark 9:42–50 As we begin another week with the Daily Office readings, Psalm 89 gives us a foundation upon which to stand: God is righteous.God is just.God’s love is eternal.God is faithful. Those are comforting words. But…
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Daily Office Reflection
Sunday, August 9, 2026 Readings: Psalm 66; 2 Samuel 13:1–22; Romans 15:1–13; John 3:22–36 The God of Hope Is Waiting Sometimes a lesson about grace comes from an unexpected place. Today I watched an old episode of Murder, She Wrote. Jessica Fletcher was investigating the murder of an Amish elder. Her literary agent, who had…
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What Is God Saying to Us This Week?
Daily Office Reflection — Sunday, August 9, 2026 “The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance.”—2 Peter 3:9 As I look back over this week’s Daily Office readings, these words from 2 Peter keep…
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Daily Office Reflection
Saturday, August 8, 2026 Readings: Psalm 87; 2 Samuel 12:15–31; Acts 20:1–16; Mark 9:30–41 Who Is Welcome in the City of God? Psalm 87 begins with a beautiful picture: “On the holy mountain stands the city he founded; the LORD loves the gates of Zion.” Zion was a real place—Jerusalem, the city of God. But…
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We Stand on the Shoulders of Someone Who Believed in Us
Saturday, August 8, 2026Pull Up a Rocking Chair Pull up a rocking chair. Let me tell you something I have been thinking about. None of us becomes who we are entirely on our own. We are influenced by music we have heard, books we have read, television shows and movies we have watched, places we…
The Curious Pilgrim 