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Author Archives: Joshua Hawn, First Baptist Church
Waiting for Spring
If there is one thing that Americans lack, it is patience. We hate to wait. We need our food fast, our checkout lanes faster, and our cars even faster. We blaze through yellow lights in order to get to our … Continue reading
It’s Cold Out There!
I have heard from more than a few people: “I am getting pretty sick of this snow and cold!” It’s true that cold is, for most, not as much fun as warm. My wife was just saying the other day … Continue reading
A Teacup Half Full
There’s a half-empty cup of tea sitting on the counter at home right now. It was meant to be a memorial cup of tea that I was drinking in memory of my mother. She was born in England and so … Continue reading
Posted in January
Tagged 2 Corinthians 1:4, anniversary, comfort, cup, Death, January 30th, Jill Hawn, tea
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January Thaw
Growing up in Indiana, I don’t remember there ever being what Minnesotans call “January Thaw.” Maybe winters are just milder there. Maybe the Lake Effect from Lake Michigan kept everything pretty even. Maybe I was just too young to notice … Continue reading
O Come All Ye Faithful
O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem! Come and behold Him, Born the King of angels; Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation! O sing, all ye citizens of heav’n … Continue reading
O Little Town of Bethlehem
It was Christmas Eve, 1865, and Bishop Phillips Brooks was on a trip to the Holy Land. It was his privilege on this trip to spend Christmas in Bethlehem, the place of Jesus’ birth. He left the city of Jerusalem … Continue reading
Posted in December
Tagged Bethlehem, carol, Christmas, hymn, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Phillips Brooks
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Thanksgiving! – Part 2
With Thanksgiving Day only six days away, I want to take some time to write about things for which I am grateful. Webster defines “thanksgiving” as “A public celebration of divine goodness.” I hope that as Thanksgiving Day approaches, you … Continue reading
Thanksgiving!
The year was 1863 and in the midst of a brutal Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln declared a national holiday designed specifically for the giving of thanks to God for all that he had done. In his declaration he listed … Continue reading
Posted in November
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Black Friday, God, thanks, Thanksgiving, Turkey Day
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The God of Second Chances
We were walking around our backyard yesterday and realized that there was much summer work we just hadn’t gotten to yet. Our garden was still up (though dead), and there was still a pile of pine needles and the potential … Continue reading
Happy 50th Anniversary!
This month, two couples in our church are celebrating their 50th anniversary: Gary and Carol Worster and Gerry & Lorraine Reese. This is worth a celebration, and many congratulations, not simply because they could stay together for that long: they … Continue reading
