“I was certain about pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree. That certainty transformed into and remained a certainty of what I was supposed to do, what I was to return to doing and being. For a particular reason? That’s not the right question right now.”
Tag: United Methodist
God Cares (Comes Down)
“Do you know what it is when only God can help?”
What Musta Happened?
“It was the work of the shepherds, representing the many common folk throughout the ages longing for the coming of the Lord to deliver and save, who were told he had come, and he could be found. HE HAS COME AND HE CAN BE FOUND.”
Any Time
“He showed himself prepared to do the will of God and reveal his Kingdom in word and deed. That’s would he sought to teach his disciples to do. That’s what we are taught to do through Word and Spirit, lamp and oil.”
He Didn’t Go to Them
“I am ruined because of what I’ve experienced, and what I’ve witnessed. It is our business to always instill hope in the lives of those who are hurting. Our God is able. Our God is great, and our God is always near to those who ask, seek and knock.”
They Don’t Need to Leave
Jesus told the disciples, “I discerned their illness, and they were healed. You discerned their hunger. You feed them.”
Let Them Grow Together
Matthew 13: 24-30 The phrase that catches me in this parable is, “Let both of them grow together.” The slaves of the householder ask how those weeds got among the wheat, and do you want us to go and gather them? The common weed that grew among wheat in those days in those circumstances appeared…
Perceiving Our Visitation
Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 Jesus leaves the house to go sit beside the Sea of Galilee. Large crowds gathered around him. The story of a large crowd pressing in on him and his disciples comes to mind. He then moved to a boat in the sea while the crowd remained on the beach and from…
The Reality of Our Identity
Luke 4: 1-13 On this first Sunday in Lent, we’re hearing about the temptations of Jesus. An old time cowboy went with his friend to hear an evangelist in a very wild western town. The evangelist preached for an hour on the Ten Commandments. Both cowpokes listened with rapt attention. On their way home one…
Checking Your Vitals
Luke 6: 27-38 I got a new watch last week. It’s a smartwatch. That is no measurement of its owner. I’ve needed a new watch for a while. My birthday was approaching, and April suggested that as a gift for me. I agreed. I like it a lot. Numbers, to some degree, fascinate me. I…
Psalm 102 in The Message 