Sunday Sanity 6/28/26

 Hey Friends,

We made it back home to Ohio yesterday. It is good to. Be home for a few days. 

Next week we will take off for our July travel. Two big trips are coming up. 

I hope you have a great Lord’s day. Here is a nugget of sanity that I held onto during campmeeting this week. 

Bro. Shawn Stephens preached Thursday morning. His message was so encouraging!

“God’s delay is not always God’s denial!”

Evangelist Bro. Shawn Stephens

Souls Habor Holiness Church

Smithland, Kentucky 

Friends, God is at work even when we can not see it. We can take heart today!

 See you tomorrow. 

Odie

Sunday Sanity 6/14/26

 Hey Friends,

It is almost 1AM on Sunday. I opened my phone to prep the blog. I was greeted by the verse of the day from my Bible app. 

There is no greater encouragement than the word of God. He inspired Paul to pen these words. 

The support of family and friends help us tremendously. I do not want to go through life without my support system. I am so thankful for the people God has placed in my life. 

Let us allow, Romans 8:31 to encourage our hearts today. God is for us, and that is all we MUST have to succeed! Thank God He is always for me. Without Him I am helpless!

See you tomorrow. 

Odie

Sunday Sanity 6/7/26

Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday! Here is a nugget of sanity for your Sunday. 

My cousin Jacqueline Coffman sent me this quote. This was encouraging to me, and I thought I would pass it along to you. 

“The essence of faith is believing God knows how when I don’t know how.”

Joel Gregory 
Fort Worth, Texas

God Bless,

Odie

Sunday Sanity 5/31/26

 Hey Friends,

Here is a nugget of sanity for your Sunday. Pastor Kenny Morris delivered an excellent message titled this. 

The Bible is full of examples of men and women of God who overcame their failures. The grace of God gives that same ability! Thank God for Grace!

“Failure does not have to be fatal!”

Pastor Kenny Morris 

First Assembly

Ellisville, Mississippi 

God Bless!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 5/24/26

 Hey Friends,

Good morning! It is a great day to serve the Lord. We are going to church at DRPC. I am looking forward to a great day. 

Here is this week's nugget of sanity.

Pastor Philip Hoskins made this statement during a testimony during a revival service. 

 “Great praise is not based on great circumstances. It is based  a great Lord!"

Pastor Philip Hoskins

Highway of Holiness

Hamilton, Ohio

No matter what we go through in life. God is always great, and deserves our highest praise!

See you tomorrow. 

Odie

Sunday Sanity 5/17/26

 Hey Friends,

Here is a nugget of truth for your Sunday. Bro. Brandon made this statement at DRPC. It resonated with my soul. 

“Endurance is making the same descion day after day to stay!”

Bro. Brandon James 

New Lebanon, Ohio 

Dryden Road Pentecostal Church 

This is a great reminder. We must daily make up our mind to endure until the end. 

Thank you for reading. 

Odie

Sunday Sanity 5/3/26

 Hey Friends,

Today finds us still in Mississippi. We are enjoying getting to spend a little extra unplanned time down here. We will get to be in church with our adopted Mississippi family, which is always a great blessing for us. 

Here is a little Sunday Sanity for you. Bro. Kenson Wilson made this statement recently. It reached out and grabbed my heart. 

“A family’s survival is revival!”
Reverend Kenson Wilson 

Apostolic Faith Church Trinity 

Sallisaw, Oklahoma 

Oh, God, we must have revival for our families to survive. Please make me an instrument of revival in my family!

Thank you for reading. 

Odie

Sunday Sanity 4/19/26

 Hey Friends,

Today's Sunday Sanity is straight from the word of God. I read this verse yesterday, and my heart rejoiced!

Rest in the fact the the Lord is near us. Seek Him for your needs. He will hear!

Thanks for reading. 
Odie

Sunday Sanity 4/12/26

 Hey Friends,

Everyday is made for the worship of our Almighty God! Sundays are extra special, because we get to gather with fellow Christians for our times of public worship. 

God is with us at all times. We have the privilege to be able to worship Him any time anywhere. It is an honor to worship God. 

I just want to publicly thank Him for His grace, goodness and mercy in my life. My life would be miserable without Him by my side. I am thankful today for the privilege of worship!

Today's sanity is a statement my pastor said.

“Worship is not a drudgery.

It’s a refreshment.” 

Pastor Bennie D. Sutherland 

DRPC Moraine, Ohio

So let's go to church today with our soul ready to be refreshed in worship. 

Odie

Sunday Sanity Easter 2026

 Hey Friends,

Happy Resurrection Sunday! It is still a weekend of remembrance. We have reflected on the crucifixion and the day in-between. 

Now we are on Sunday, the rest of the story day. He has risen! Friends, our Savior arose from the grave on the third day! 

Hallelujah, satan and the tomb could not hold Him! Because He is alive, we have hope forevermore!

My Dad posted this poem every Easter. He Wouldn't Stay Dead was his favorite poem! Mom and I were talking last night. It would not be Easter if we didn't share this poem today.

Please take a moment and watch the video below. He first posted this video in 2022. I am so grateful that we have this recorded. He always shared this poem on Easter!

I hope you have a wonderful Easter holiday! 

Odie

He Wouldn’t Stay Dead

by: Willard G. Thomas

This video was from 2022.

He Wouldn’t Stay Dead

by: Willard G. Thomas

They laid His body in Joseph’s new tomb

And filled His disciples with sorrow and gloom

They did not remember what He had said

That He would die, but He wouldn’t stay dead

Mary came at the break of day

And found the stone was rolled away

She saw an angel and in terror fled

And told His disciples that He didn’t stay dead

In that cold dark tomb, He would not stay

He conquered death and walked away

And now that old grave has lost its fear and dread

He lives again! He wouldn’t stay dead

Full atonement and pardon were made

And forever the sin debt was marked fully paid

The price was His blood as it flowed crimson red

And I’m thankful today that He didn’t stay dead!

Let’s go to our churches and cry aloud

Let’s go to the marketplace and talk to the crowd

Let’s go to the mission fields that lie up ahead

And tell the whole world that He didn’t stay dead!

Because if Jesus Christ had only died

Then the gulf between us and God would still be wide

But thank God He did what He said

He got up out of the ground, He couldn’t stay dead!

Last Stanza by Davy Boggs

Sunday Sanity 3/29/26

Hey Friends,

Here is a nugget of goodness that I gleaned this week at PFYC. 

Bro. Matthew Wilson made this statement. He was tag team preaching with Bro. Ryan Markee.

I quickly grabbed my phone and put ut in my notes to share with you today. It definitely gave me some food for thought.

“Serve God with inward passion, and an outward action.”

Bro. Matthew Wilson 

Bristow Holiness Church 

Bristow, Oklahoma 

I want to serve God will a full heart! I pray that my love for God show up in my every action. I definitely do not just want to go through the motions. I want my Christian walk to be heartfelt, and to be on fire for God.

Thank you for reading.

Odie

Sunday Sanity 3/22/26

 Hey Friends,

Welcome to the first Sunday of spring in 2026. I hope the weather is sunny and warm for you!

We are in Florida today. We will be in both Sunday services at Beams of Light Holiness church. We have thoroughly enjoyed a quick visit with the Deanes!

Sis. Deidra has a plaque in her house,  and the saying stuck with me. I decided to share it with you. 

“In a world where you can be anything…

be like Jesus.”

Ponder that for a while today! I want to be more like Jesus!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 3/15/26

 Hey Friends,

May God bless you on this beautiful Sunday! I hope you have an excellent Lord's day!

Today, I have chosen a little nugget that stood out to me. Bro. Brian Thompson was preaching at our home church when he made this statement.

“Don't let your current circumstance be your epitaph.”

Reverend Brian Thompson 

DRPC 

Moraine, Ohio

This thought has stuck with me for several weeks. Our circumstances do not have to rule our life. Yes, things are difficult. At times, life stinks. I refused to dwell on the negative.

We can overcome the obstacles. There is definitely more to life than our horrible problems! I am not diminishing anyone's troubles. It is all terrible! Often times I am wondering how in the world am I gonna survive? 

Let me remind you of the one life changing factor that we ALL have in our lives, GOD!  He is our hope For yesterday, today and tomorrow! He will forever be there with us!

Thank you for reading. 

Odie

Sunday Sanity 2/22/26

 Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday, I hope you have a blessed day. Here's a word for your Sunday.

Our pastor, Bro. Bennie Sutherland has been preaching excellently! This is one of the nuggets that I gleaned recently. 

"The burden was never meant to handle you. You were meant to handle the burden. He may not take the burden. He may give you the strength to carry it."

Pastor Bennie Sutherland 

Dryden Road Pentecostal Church 

Moraine, Ohio

I hope this speaks to you like did  me. This encouraged my heart greatly. 

Thank you for reading. 

Odie

Sunday Sanity 2/15/26

Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday! May God bless you and keep you today. We will be in church in Mississippi today. 

Last Sunday, we were in Evansville, Indiana. Pastor John Eaton taught us that grace and thankfulness go hand in hand. Both characteristics are extremely important. They affect all aspects of life. It was a heart-challenging lesson. 

Here is a quote that I thought was a good nugget for today. I hope this speaks to your heart as it did mine. 

 “Salt brings out the flavors in your food. Grace does the same practice in your speech”

Pastor John Eaton 

Full Gospel Mission 

Evansville, Indiana 

Thank you for reading. 

Odie

Sunday Sanity 2/8/26

 Hey Friends,

Mom and I attended a ladies' breakfast at Dodds with our family yesterday. It was a great morning. 

Aunt Theresa gave a heartfelt devotional. Public speaking was a step out of her comfort zone. I was so proud of her! She left us with some good food for thought! Her topic was God's instructions for life. 

We had been asked to bring a dish towel and a recipe to exchange. Therefore, Aunt Theresa likened God's instructions for us to following a recipe. If we do not follow His plan, the recipe will not turn out properly. 

During her devotion, she shared with us a quote that is today's Sunday Sanity. I do not know the original author. 

"When we follow God's way, we may not see the outcome yet -but we can trust the one who wrote the instructions."

I thought this was a delicious nugget of truth. This a a recipe I need to follow more precisely. 

May God bless you!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 2/1/26

 Hey Friends,

Happy February! Time is zooming by. I hope you are warm and well. We are not expecting more snow in Ohio this weekend. I know some people got snow, but we have frigid temps. 

Here is a nugget of truth for today. This statement spoke to me recently. I have pondered it for days. 

God’s will is not just a destination, it is a journey 

Bro. Tyler Austin

Lebanon, Ohio 

Dryden Road Pentecostal Church 

I desire to be in the perfect will of God always. It is definitely possible to be in His will for our lives! It is a journey I will keep traveling. 

Thank you for reading. 

Odie

Sunday Sanity 1/25/26

 Hey Friends,

May this nugget of truth warm your soul today. Thank you for checking in on this true winter Sunday!

This is an excerpt of a testimony from our youth leader at DRPC. I thought it was a good reminder to all of us. 

“If you could see the black hole I was in….

I don't give glory to the hole. I give glory to the One who brought me out of the hole. He placed me on the Rock.”

Bro. Brandon James

DRPC

New Lebanon, OH

We can all look back to where we were before,  and we can see where we are now. Jesus is the reasonwe are here today. 

We must not glory in the dark times. Satan absolutely does not deserve any glory! We must rejoice in the life-changing power of Jesus Christ!

Thank you for reading!

Odie

Sunday Sanity 1/18/26

 Hey Friends, 

Thank you for stopping by on this frigid Sunday. I hope you are heading to church, or have already been to God’s house today. 

I am excited and expecting great things to happen in my life. It is good to go to church seeking after God. 

This is a nugget I gleaned from a daily devotional this week. Daddy enjoyed Pastor Tim Dilena, and I do too. 

“ Faith always gets attacked at the moment it steps out and trusts God. Once you believe God, unbelief is around the corner.”

Pastor Tim Dilena

New York City 

Time Square Church 

This does not mean that we should not believe God!  As Christians, we are taught to have faith in a great big God. Pastor Dilena’s  statement was a reminder to me to believe God, but put my guard up all the more against unbelief.

The Bible has examples some of our heroes that had great faith, they got distracted by unbelief. Much later cause them much heartache! We are vulnerable to that happening to us as well. Therefore, we must be on guard!

See you all tomorrow!

Odie

Sunday Saniity 1/11/26

 Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday, here is a friendly reminder for our Sunday Sanity. 

This is something most of us know well. It is always good to remember that God is forever good. 

“God is good in all things

and at all times”

Pastor Jon Isaacs

Grace Fellowship Holiness Church 

Elba, Alabama 

God Bless with a sensational Sunday. 

Odie