This meme made me think……. For decades it was clear to me that I lacked gentleness. And I was comfortable with that …..until I wasn’t. That was when I began praying for gentleness. It took time but I have, thankfully, gained a greater capacity for more consistent...
Many have assumed that since the Dobbs case challenge and decision to return regulation of abortion to states that the issue is resolved. It is not. There are efforts to “enshrine the right to abortion”, with no limitations, into the US legal code through...
June 24, 2018 Sermon: “Formidable Enemies” Responsive reading: Psalm 9 Leader: The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. People: Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you....
An excerpt from my sermon entitled “Ebb and Flow, Come and Go, To and Fro”: The sign of the fish is a symbol that Christians have used since the time of the birth of the church, during times of persecution and in times of celebration to represent the...
A young man who started college this year wrote about his first semester experience, making the transition from high school friends to new friends in college, and finding God at work in new relationships: “God used the people we loved to answer our...
When I complain about small and inconsequential obstacles, I am reminded of Joni Eareckson Tada, confined to a wheelchair since her teen years, a quadriplegic, and yet she perseveres in kingdom work. I want to spend my last ounce of energy on the last quarter mile,...
