“And when they had come into the house they saw the young child with Mary His mother, and they fell down and worshipped Him. And when they had opened their treasures they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense and myrrh.” [Matthew 2:11 N.K.J.V.] Christmas is the time of gift giving. This practice is traced directly […]
“Wait for the LORD; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD! Psalm 27:14 NRSV. The theme for Resurrection 2014 was hope. The key verse of scripture was Psalm 27:14 quoted above. As you may notice the word hope is not found in the key verse, but certainly the theme of […]
Luke records an interesting story in the twenty-fourth chapter of his gospel about two disciples who were on their way to the village of Emmaus. This was just after Jesus had been crucified and they were still confused and sad over the events that had happened. I imagine they had based their acceptance of Jesus […]
“Count your many blessings; name them one by one and it will surprise you what the Lord has done.” The other night I was having trouble sleeping. Some people say that sleeplessness is a part of the aging process, but I am too young for that to be the problem, so there must have been […]
“But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart.” Luke 2:19 NRSV What difference would it makes in your life if there were no Christmas? I few years ago I attend a Youth Service in which this question was the theme. As the young speakers spoke on this topic I found myself […]
“For I am the LORD who brought you up from the Land of Egypt, to be your God; you shall be holy, for I am holy.” [Leviticus 11:45 N.R.S.V.] Holiness is a topic we do not hear much about anymore, although there seems to be renewed interest in holiness in the United Methodist Church. This […]
May is one of my favorite months of the year. The promise of spring is usually finally realized. Yet the weather is not as hot and humid as it gets later in the year. The school year is ending, but vacation season when so many are away from church and attendance suffers has not yet […]
