Author: Chris M. Day

I'm 58 years old. I've been online for 32 years - starting with my own dial-up bulletin board system in 1993 - and continuing with AOL, my own dot.com web site, Myspace, WordPress, Twitter / X, Flickr, and Facebook.

Sunday Scripture

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date September 14, 2025

Greetings my friends. It is Sunday September 14TH 2025, and this is the day that our LORD has made. Let us rejoice. Let us be glad in it. Let us celebrate this great new day of believing, following, trusting, loving, and being more like our Lord + Savior Jesus Christ. Let us love our neighbor as ourself.

A couple of weeks ago I observed and celebrated my 2ND anniversary at my 4TH church over the past 18½ years. I entered Highlands Community Church here in Sebring Florida for the very first time on Sunday September 03RD 2023. Within the first 15 minutes I already had two new friends – from Homestead Florida – who knew some of my friends and my Pastor and his wife – in Homestead Florida.

I had recently been watching YouTube videos of services of my new church, so I knew what to expect with the music and the message. The only formality was to meet my new Pastor in person before the service started, and so I did on that first Sunday. It’s been a great two years, and the best is yet to come !

Officially I spent a little over 8 years at my first church in Homestead, and 9 years at my second church in Homestead. I enjoyed great experiences at both churches. They each had advantages and disadvantages. I experienced mountain highs and valley lows at both churches. But I look back fondly at both eras with a lot of lessons learned to move forth with. Perhaps I should’ve left my first church after 6½ years so that I could’ve gotten an 18-month head start at my second church. Perhaps I could’ve had the courage to say “no” a few more times at my first church. Perhaps I could’ve preached a few more sermons out of the Old Testament at my second church. Perhaps I could’ve reached out and ministered to a few more of our brothers and sisters at my second church.

My 3RD church here in Sebring entirely overlapped my 2ND church in Homestead, so I was only there once or twice a month. It only lasted about 5½ months. It started strong on my first Sunday there (Palm Sunday 2023), and it slowly diminished from there. I realized that there wasn’t much for me to do there to actively engage in ministry to improve and enhance the experience. It was a gathering of all ages (mostly a bit younger than me), but it really wasn’t alive. There was very little fellowship, and there were obvious cliques that weren’t particularly accepting of new faces. There wasn’t much leadership either, and each service was particularly unorganized and borderline chaotic. The Pastor (half my age) had no personality.

I needed to find a church where I could thrive now and for the rest of my life. When I select a new church – I select one where I expect to stay and thrive indefinitely – not just for a few months or a few years. Had I not moved away from Homestead – my second church would’ve probably been my forever church. But now I’m in Sebring, and I believe that my fourth church is really my forever church. I’m looking forward to what the future holds at Highlands Community Church.

For where two or three gather together as My followers – I am there among them. (Matthew 18:20 NLT)

My testimony is featured each week here on #SundayScripture – whether it’s part of a sermon, a testimony, or just me writing about the events of the past week. Hopefully it encourages you and inspires you to seek the Lord – and get closer to Him with each new day.

If you wish to learn more about the God I know – then stay tuned to #SundayScripture. The best is yet to come !

Thank you for reading my blog for this day, and may:

The LORD bless you, and keep you.
The LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you.
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. AMEN.

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Our Nation’s Capitol

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date September 11, 2025

Welcome back to #TravelThursday. It’s Part 5 of my 7-part blog series on my recent trip to and from Northern Virginia and Washington D.C. It was my first trip back to the area in exactly a decade (to the date). And yes – you read that right – I can confirm that this will indeed extend to a Part 7 that will wrap-up 2 weeks from today.

#ButFirst – On that last Saturday morning of July me and my family headed to the nearby Metro station at West Falls Church (within eyesight of our hotel, but not accessible via sidewalk yet due to heavy construction in the area). I was the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) expert of my family, as I’d studied it in the weeks leading up to this trip. There really wasn’t much to study. The Metro is so easy to use – even easier to use than it was 10 years earlier with modern technology added. We took the Orange Line into D.C. to Metro Center (where 4 out of 6 lines come together), and then we transferred over to the Red Line and got off two stations later at Judiciary Square. Why such an awkward location to exit the Metro ?

That’s where our guided tour launched from. It’s also the location of the National Law Enforcement Museum and National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. (Location – Between E & F Streets and 4TH & 5TH Streets in NW Washington)

About 20 of us met our 3 tour guides and their open-air all-electric cars, and we piled in to them – 7 per car. We went on a fun 2+ hour slow narrated tour past many of the popular buildings, memorials, and monuments, and we made a few stops along the way. You can book the “Washington Mall & Monuments By Electric Car Tour” via Intrepid Urban Adventures at their web site. I recommend this tour as a good way to see the area without too much walking. Tripadvisor has over 1,000 reviews for this trip, and it rates at a 4.9 out of 5.0. (That’s how my brother and sister-in-law found out about this trip.)

After the tour we walked a couple of blocks down F Street over to the Capital One Arena – home of the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards. My brother was extremely disappointed that their Team Store was closed on a Saturday. (He probably saved himself a couple hundred dollars as a result.)

We walked down 7TH Street from the Arena, and we checked out Gordon Ramsay Street Pizza. We were welcomed and told that Gordon Ramsay Street Burger was brand new and had just opened the day before, so we chose that. (It’s located underneath Street Pizza.) Lunch was pretty good there. I enjoyed my backyard smash burger and fries.

After lunch we took the Metro again to the Smithsonian station, and then we walked over to the National Museum Of American History. We were originally planning to visit the National Museum Of Natural History, but we all agreed that the girls (my teenage nieces) and my brother would find American History more interesting (with modern pop culture) than Natural History. I finally got to see (and take a picture of) Archie Bunker’s chair from “All In The Family”. I was also looking for Fonzie’s leather jacket from “Happy Days”, but I couldn’t find it. (As it turns out – it’s currently not on public view.)

Outside there was a marching band performing, and then later a hip hop concert at The Mall near the Smithsonian station. Artists need a permit to perform on The Mall (especially with amplified sound), but there’s generally no cost to do so.

From the Smithsonian station we took the Orange Line 12 stops – back to West Falls Church. Fun Fact – I maintained a strong T-Mobile 5G cell phone signal all throughout the underground portion of the Metro – including 100+ feet underneath the Potomac River !

Me and my brother ended our day together at Ledo Pizza for dinner about a mile away from our hotel. (As I was writing this blog post I discovered that it’s a chain here on the U.S. East Coast with 116 locations including a couple within a couple of hours of my home in Sebring Florida.)

It’s our final day in Northern Virginia, and we’ll eat and shop until we drop – next #TravelThursday. Let’s keep traveling together.

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My Top 10 Hits – Week 447

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date September 8, 2025

Every Monday I post my all-new Top 10 Christian hit music chart based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from the previous week. It’s the continuation of a weekly hobby that goes back almost 50 years. Here’s this week’s chart – for the week ending Sunday September 07TH 2025 – the 447TH week of this current era that began on Presidents’ Day Weekend of 2017:

TW	LW	WKS	SONG TITLE	ARTIST / SITE
1	1	13	Breakdown [2ND week @ # 1]	Andrew Ripp
2	2	12	What An Awesome God	Phil Wickham
3	4	5	Preach	Ryan Stevenson Ft. Matt Hammitt
4	3	16	God Did It	Micah Tyler
5	6	18	The King Is In The Room	Phil Wickham
6	5	23	Jesus Loves	Zach Williams
7	–	1	I’ve Just Seen Too Much	Big Daddy Weave
8	10	4	Come Jesus Come	CeCe Winans
9	9	6	Can’t Steal My Joy	Josiah Queen X Brandon Lake
10	–	1	Still	Crowder

# 1 This Week In:
2024 – “Take You At Your Word” – Cody Carnes
2023 – “Praise You Anywhere” – Brandon Lake
2022 – “Hold You Tight” – Dan Bremnes
2021 – “Into The Wild” – Josh Baldwin
2020 – “Miracles” – Colton Dixon
2019 – “Nobody (But Jesus)” – Casting Crowns Ft. Matthew West
2018 – “Who You Say I Am” – Hillsong Worship
2017 – “Broken Things” – Matthew West

BIG DADDY WEAVE – They are back with their 8TH hit since 2017 – “I’ve Just Seen Too Much”. It’s from their 15-track album “Let It Begin”, and it’s their 4TH single from the album – following “God Is In This Story”, “Heaven Changes Everything”, and the title track – “Let It Begin”. It’s good to have Mike Weaver and the guys from Mobile Alabama back on the radio with a new track.

THIS IS MY STORY – Yesterday I got to share a short version of my salvation story with my church family of the past 2 years as an intro to my Communion. (I lead our monthly Communion every first Sunday.) I shared how God used loud rock music to rescue and save me 19 years and 2½ weeks ago. If you were following my chart back then – you witnessed it gradually flipping from a secular to a Christian Top 25 pop music chart. You likely saw songs and artists that you never heard of before. That’s how my fantastic journey in Christ started for me.

ONE-HIT WONDER – Kim Walker-Smith hit # 8 back in August 2017 with “Throne Room”. It’s based on Hebrews 4:16 – So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

SPOTIFY – You can hear “My Top 10 Hits” anytime by accessing my CountUp playlist on Spotify. All 10 hits are there from top to bottom. You can hear them in order from # 1 to # 10, or you can shuffle them. My playlist will be updated every weekend (usually before the actual chart is presented here on Mondays). You can link to it here.

Your likes, follows, and comments are always appreciated. Thank You for being part of my online ministry to share God’s Good News and win souls for Christ through His music. God used loud music on the radio in South Florida to reach me in August of 2006. I’ve been testifying about Him ever since.

Be blessed my friends ! May our God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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Sunday Scripture

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date September 7, 2025

Greetings my friends. It is Sunday September 07TH 2025, and this is the day that our LORD has made. Let us rejoice. Let us be glad in it. Let us celebrate this great new day of believing, following, trusting, loving, and being more like our Lord + Savior Jesus Christ. Let us love our neighbor as ourself.

I use the word “fellowship” often – and not just in a church setting. I use it at the museum where I serve. I use it here in my own neighborhood. Fellowship is now a way of life for me, but it hasn’t always been this way.

As I was planning for my relocation and retirement a few years ago – I decided that once I do relocate – I wanted to “flip the script” – and be a completely different type of person. I wanted to invest in fellowship.

Back in Homestead – particularly during the last 8 years (2015-2023) – I was close to being a recluse – aside from Sundays (church days). I went to work in the morning, I returned home in the afternoon, and I spoke to nobody before and after work. I knew none of my neighbors. They did not know me. Quite frankly I believe that they were suspicious of me, as I was not like them, and I did not speak their language. I think they thought that maybe I worked as a Secret Agent for the FBI, or the CIA, or the U.S. Marshals. Maybe they thought I was doing surveillance every time I was outside taking out the trash or checking my mail or walking to and from my car.

I decided that I no longer wanted to be that type of person that nobody knew outside of church and outside of the workplace.

When I moved away to Sebring – I trusted God and his gift of fellowship.

I immediately became an actively involved member of the Sebring Historical Society (a local non-profit organization). I even became a docent at our historical museum every Tuesday for about 9 months. Every Wednesday I spend up to 5 hours with my museum friends in fellowship. For almost a year I’ve served on our Board Of Directors, and I serve as our Social Media Director. (You can see my work on Facebook at our Sebring Historical Society page.) The former Chris in Homestead would’ve never imagined doing any of this in the local community.

I became active here in my own neighborhood. I’m part of the one-third to one-fourth of my 55+ community that participates in regularly scheduled activities and meetings. I started with BINGO every Monday night soon after I moved in. Nowadays I unlock the doors and cabinets and setup before anyone else arrives at our clubhouse, and then I handle all of the money coming in and determine all of the jackpot amounts. I’m the first to arrive and one of the last to leave. God’s fellowship has led to a feeling of importance – a purpose here at home. And then there are all of the wonderful meals that we’ve shared together in fellowship. And we even have a small Bible Study group that meets weekly throughout most of the year here in my neighborhood !

And then there’s my church family of the past 2 years. Sunday Morning Service is crucial, and so is Men’s Fellowship on the first Tuesday of every month, and so is Friday Night Bible Study each week. It’s fellowship with my brothers and sisters of my church family. It’s sharing our stories and our lives and our fantastic journeys with each other as we walk together towards God’s Glorious light.

So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness. We are not practicing the truth. But if we are living in the light – as God is in the light – then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus – his Son – cleanses us from all sin. (1 John 1:6-7 NLT)

If you wish to learn more about the God I know – then stay tuned to #SundayScripture. The best is yet to come !

Thank you for reading my blog for this day, and may:

The LORD bless you, and keep you.
The LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you.
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. AMEN.