Devotion 7-28-21
I am never very good at the quick comebacks when I’m in the middle of an argument. But my mind stews on it long after the moment has passed, and
Continue reading
Devotion 7-21-21
I wish I had called my parents more often during those busy years of raising our two girls. Mom and Dad didn’t often call me; they waited to hear from
Continue reading
Weekly Devotion 7-14-21
Our culture suffers from a pervasive feeling that we are never enough, that our work is never enough. We are weary, not just from lack of physical rest, but even
Continue reading
Devotion 6-30-21
We recently returned to attending the 1115 worship service in person. Although our ministers, church staff, audio visual staff, music staff and singers, bell ringers, etc. (and no doubt many
Continue reading
Weekly Lay Devotion 6-23-21
Sometimes God astonishes us with the miracles He works in our presence, and at other times He chooses to work miracles more quietly through us. He lets us struggle a
Continue reading
Weekly Lay Devotion 6-9-21
Fans of the Doctor Who television series are familiar with the TARDIS, the time machine and spacecraft that looks like a small blue telephone booth, but is bigger on the
Continue reading
Weekly Lay Devotion 6-2-21
One of the mental images that have endured from my reading of The Shack by William P. Young, is of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in a joyful dance
Continue reading
Weekly Lay Devotion 5-26-21
Although I was raised in the Methodist church, I quit attending once I went away to college. I think that sometimes happens because we haven’t really taken the step to
Continue reading
Weekly Lay Devotion 5-19-21
Mom was out in the garden picking green beans the morning of Dad’s funeral. It was late July, and the garden was in full swing, with vegetables ripe for the
Continue reading
Weekly Lay Devotion 5-12-21
Miracles and stories where persistence pays off – that thing we longed for and prayed for is, against all odds, granted – can sometimes be hard to hard to hear
Continue reading