By Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel Quick: How many sermons have you heard (or preached) on the Book of Malachi? Wow—that many? So, another question: What percentage of those messages had tithing as the main topic? My guess is that the majority, if not all, have focused on Malachi 3:10: Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, [...]
By Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel A number of successful television series capitalize on the human need to prove one’s ability to overcome challenges, to come out on top, to outthink, outdo, and outlast one’s opponents against all odds. Men and women continue to step up to the challenge of endurance races and trials, pitting their own [...]
By Sharon Robertson, Lt. Col. Once upon a time (it seems millennia ago) a cadet stood for the first time in a Salvation Army pulpit at the San Francisco Harbor Light Corps. She was new to this Army of ours, still feeling her way through a foggy tunnel of tradition, unfamiliar practices and strange terminology. Suddenly [...]
By Sharon Robertson,Lt. Colonel The cold, blustery night had given way to a lemonade sky, pale sunlight filtered though a veil of high clouds. Hard, icy patches of snow remained in sheltered areas, defying the challenge of the sun’s probing rays. I shivered. From inside the house the hint of sunshine had been deceptive; it [...]
Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel A flock of robins filled the yard—I couldn’t count how many. It’s a large yard, and the birds hopped and flitted about as they feasted on bugs and worms and whatever else robins feast on. I couldn’t begin to get a reasonably accurate number. Their singing made the world sound more like March [...]
By Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel What is more familiar to the loving parent than the interminable questions of the young child? It’s enough to drive the most indulgent of fathers and mothers to distraction. They say it’s a stage all children go through; it will pass—hopefully, by the time they reach 18! But then again, [...]
By Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel One of the great tragedies of warfare is the loss of innocent lives to so-called “friendly fire.” It is bad enough to know that men and women are fighting and dying in conflicts based on the quest for power and political advantage; it is almost intolerable to hear of the [...]
Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel May I remind you of something you already knew? That is, after all, my specialty! We all have our gifts. Whether or not we realize it, God has distributed his good gifts freely and generously among his people. How could it be otherwise? Every good thing bestowed, and every perfect gift [...]
Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel K.I.S.S. is an old acronym for “keep it simple, stupid,” purportedly originated by aircraft engineer Clarence “Kelly” Johnson. He was noted for demanding from his colleagues not only genius in innovative aircraft design, but also an extraordinary ability to so simplify their designs that the new aircraft could readily be repaired [...]
By Sharon Robertson, Lt. Colonel Though we would like to believe otherwise, the mysteries of perpetual motion and of absolute self-sufficiency remain thus far secrets known only to God. Both scientific theory and the Bible bear witness to an awareness that the universe as we know it is neither infinite nor static—deterioration is a part [...]
