Jesus said He had to leave for the benefit of His followers, so the Comforter could come…. Jesus knew we would depend on seeing Him with our own eyes, on having His physical Presence, as long as we could. We could never mature in the Spirit while depending on...
I had a 7th grade English teacher named Mrs. Maddox, who told us that a preposition was essentially defined in the same way as by the manner a squirrel could relate to a tree…..the squirrel can go: over, under, to, in, around , through, to, behind, before,...
Widows Grief Luncheon- 11-3-21 LHUMC I want to place a word before you today that you may not have thought about: Consolation The comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment. Lots of synonyms exist…. You may have reached for or found comfort in...
I got a message from a former student and friend who asked: Hi Mrs. C, when you get a chance, could you please help me understand this? I randomly came across the scripture in my Bible study yesterday after speaking with a friend about the seriousness of blasphemy but...
“William Willimon: ….the Trinity teaches us the joy of living our lives out of our control. In his resurrection, Christ forever defeated our fantasies that life is under our control. Stanley Hauerwas: Of all the ministerial practices, pastoral care may be the most...
