Where would the Methodist movement be today if John Wesley had failed to respond to circumstances and had failed to yield to the need of those to whom his movement was ministering, and deferring to the need of the movement in the American colonies rather than...
3/18/2018 Listening to some of Rich Mullins’ live concerts with Bill……vulnerable, honest, broken, used by God. “One of the reasons I love the Bible is that the people in the Bible are not very refined….they’re pretty goofy when it...
“A ragamuffin knows he’s only a beggar at the door of God’s mercy.” Bill and I are watching the story of Rich Mullins….and the impact Brennan Manning had on him. Some are ragamuffins…..and God loves us just as we are! My Mother...
Scandalous…… Pastors seem to be only somewhat less likely to be involved in scandals these days than anyone else…….as attested to by some statistics in a recent sexual ethics workshop for clergy. People are still people, subject to the same...
3/18/2020……. Reflections I have had several women come into Titus 2 who have told me that the reason they got sober was because God told them, in no uncertain terms, at a critical point in their addiction that, if they continued, they would die. While it...
From Luke 4:5-7……the satan’s second temptation of Jesus: 5 The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6 And he said to him, “I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been...
An individual asked: What do you feel are the experiences, new learning and resources that Titus 2 provides that result in an environment in which women overcome their addiction and take advantage of your assistance to greater self sufficiency? Are there key...
It seems that this is the second time in this Lent series that Dan Wilt, author of Jesus in the Wild, has referenced a personal experience of being on a high place, a tempting prominence where the view is breathtaking, and the heady (and frightening) feeling it can...
So blessed to receive this photo from our youngest granddaughter who spotted this beautiful male cardinal outside the library window at her university today. Said it made her think of me….❤️ what a sweet way to be remembered…. from 3/12/22...
From 3/12/22…. Getting a letter from this source is always a bit angst-provoking. To receive two in the same day is doubly angst- provoking. In 2019 , with all the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, we simply weren’t able to get things together by...
