Give grudgingly or of necessity? I am quite familiar with this concept. At least, when we speak of giving time. As a young mother of 4 daughters, I often got […]
Recently, I came across this piece, “Why I Am A United Methodist,” which was shared by Blake Lasater, a United Methodist pastor from Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He articulates so much […]
“Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God.” 2 Corinthians 9:13 As pulled out of the driveway, I noticed white feathers strewn across on […]
When we purchased our home 30 years ago, our street had no record of ever having been flooded. In the past five… maybe six years, it has been under […]
“Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God” (Luke 6:20b). “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:3). […]
Rev. Lynn Benson – Director of Legacy Giving, UMF Woo-hoo!!! April is Financial Literacy Month. Okay, maybe you don’t get as excited as I do about this nationally recognized event, […]
“Let us acknowledge the Lord, let us press on the acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, […]
“Be hospitable to one another… minister to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” – 1 Peter 4: 9-10 NKJV A word that keeping appearing in my readings recently […]
I’m probably a latecomer to this novel, but I am, for the first time, reading Nikos Kazantzakis’s novel The Last Temptation of Christ. I’m not sure if it was serendipity […]