I work several hours a week in my back yard, walk our dog almost daily and sometimes even walk to church and back home again, an hour round trip. All of this exercise strengthens my body. But I also strengthen my soul by attending morning prayer regularly, reading the Word, worshiping, writing this letter, and…
A European Folk Story Cobbler Martin was a poor shoemaker who lived in the old section of Marseilles in France. His workshop, living room, kitchen and bedroom were all in one quaint but charming room. A pot-bellied stove kept the little room warm and shelving for his shoes lined one wall. A devout man, Cobbler…
If you would like to find more happiness in your life here’s a little insight. To be happier there’s a few things you need to forget. Forget the faults of your family and friends. Forget all the critical things people have said about you. Forget personal quarrels and real or imagined slights from others. Forget…
Annie wandered away up the field toward a little old cottage. She knew Thomas Crann was at work there and found him busy roughcasting the outside of it with plaster. “You’re busy workin’,” observed Annie. “Aye, just helpin’ to make a hypocrite,” answered Thomas, with a nod and a smile as he threw a trowel…
The Stranger A few years after I was born, my dad and mom met a stranger who was new to our small town. From the beginning, they were fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around from then on. As I grew up, I never…
My message this week is the video below, the Gospel in Poetry; click box in bottom right for full screen… https://youtu.be/_e5zpsGCysk ** I thought these two passages went beautifully with the video.. “Behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the east and His voice was like the sound…
The American Revolution Christians played a major role in the abolition of slavery, in women’s suffrage and in the civil rights movement of Dr. Martin Luther King. And as we celebrate our freedom this week on the 4th of July, a look at the history of the War of Independence reveals tremendous Christian impact. Here are…
Once upon a time there was a king who yearned for words of wisdom to rule by. So the king summoned his counselors and said, “Please give me truth, some wise words, that no matter what I’m going through, they will sustain me, give me hope, and keep me from discouragement. I need wisdom to…
Are you Praying with Kavannah ?: In Hebrew, to pray with “kavannah” means to pray from the heart. True prayer is less about what one says and more about how one says it. Praying with “kavannah” is entering into a real place of longing over what or whom is our object of prayer. Intercession means…
Huge Prayer Need: As most of you know, our youth pastor Sam Ellis left for Mozambique, Africa two weeks ago to attend the Harvest Ministry School run by the world renown evangelist/healer Heidi Baker and her husband Rolland. God has already met Sam in many extraordinary ways and he is thriving spiritually there. However, a…