Dear United Methodist friends, Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ. This year, Ascension Day and Aldersgate Day converge...

Hebrews 6:1-2 Therefore let us move beyond the elementary teachings about Christ and be taken forward to maturity, not laying again the...

You ever go to a place with so many things to look at that you feel almost over-whelmed? Where do I let my eye settle? Do I focus on the...

In the first book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus did and taught from the beginning until the day when he was taken up to...

After his suffering Jesus presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them during forty days and speaking to...

Psalm 46 Common English Bible God is our refuge and strength, a help always near in times of great trouble. That’s why we won’t be afraid...

And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and...

One of the suggested readings for last week comes from Genesis 9 where God tells Noah, “I have set my bow in the clouds and it shall be a...

for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 So, how are...

When our son, Nathan, was little he would frequently say “I have a plan” and then explain why we should do what he thought would be fun....

Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are. Do not repay...

John 13:34-35: I give you a new commandment, that you love one another.  Just as I have loved you, you should also love one another. By...

Some people brought children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples scolded the people. When Jesus noticed this,...

When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to...

Key verse: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to...

Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. What do people gain from all the toil at which they toil under...

Eugene Peterson describes what he calls a “tourist mindset” by saying that for some, “religion is understood as a visit to an attractive...

See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. — Matthew 10:16 The old...

The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. ...

Ecclesiastes 8:15(NRSV) So I commend enjoyment, for there is nothing better for people under the sun than to eat, and drink, and enjoy...