The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s was a period of great unrest. For people in the Civil Rights movement, it was not only a challenging, but a dangerous time. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood strong under tremendous pressure. Steeped in the scriptures, he inspired people with words of justice […]
The Apostle Paul wrote, “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 childish ways. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know […]
Is it well with your soul? At the crossroads of one year’s ending and another’s beginning it seems appropriate to ask that question. We mark important moments in life . . . births, deaths, marriages, broken relationships, jobs, graduations and all the other experiences that impact our world, by years. A Year’s ending calls us […]
Prayer for a Faithful Heart Grant that I may pass through the coming year with a faithful heart. There will be much to test me and make weak my strength before the year ends. In my confusion I shall often say the word that is not true and do the thing of which I am […]
One of my favorite passages of scripture comes from Isaiah 35 where God promises a way through the wilderness. “The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing. . . . Strengthen the weak hands, and […]
My mind travels back to places I’ve been and the people I’ve been touched by, each year as I decorate my Christmas tree. Special ornaments made by my children and grandchildren are set in place. A miniature red sled represents the Adult Sunday School class in the first church I served. While a ceramic cardinal […]
*A publication I read some years back carried the story of an annual church Christmas Dinner. Over the years it had become a family affair which welcomed everyone, including people off the street. Members of the church brought their extended family. Small children, theater folk and those who had nowhere to go would eat together. […]
