Wednesday Greetings, As we study Phillip Yancey's book, The Jesus I Never Knew, and focus this week on the Sermon on the Mount (especially the Beatitudes) (Matthew 5, 6,7), we are all reminded of how hard it is to really follow Jesus' teachings and way of living.Yancey says, "God's...
From Philip Yancey's "The Jesus I Never Knew""Jesus was born not in Rome, the seat of power, but in tiny Bethlehem. he grew up not in Jerusalem, the center of religion, but in Galilee, the butt of country-bumpkin jokes ... Jesus was born in Asia, like half of all babies born...
Ash Wednesday Greetings, You are dust and to dust you shall return.Which means, You are the Lord's and unto the Lord you shall return. Peace in our journeys, Pastor Steve MeldeP.S. You can't spell vaLENTine without LENT
Wednesday Greetings, Bleh. This last week there was a significant hack, and lots of people received a fake text asking for help. It's so sad this happened, and happens. I'm one of those who wishes that people smart enough to figure out such a hack would actually put it...
Wednesday Greetings, "In the end, everyone is our teacher...our friends, our family, the stranger on the street. Every experience is a challenge; a teaching is always hidden in it.Every thought that bubbles up in our minds can teach us things about ourselves if we are able to learn." ...
Wednesday Greetings, There are reminders all around us:You see a large yellow M on a building and you remember: McDonald'sYou see a cross on a building and you think: Church, Jesus, GodYou see a blue square with a white H on it and you know: There's a hospital nearby.You see...
Wednesday Greetings, God's grace in Jesus the Christ is more powerful......than anything!Yes, more powerful than any sin, ever.Any truly, repentant person can be forgiven... anything, through the grace of God in Jesus the Christ.There may be some earthly consequences that still have to be faced...
Wednesday Greetings, It's better to give than to receive.... or so they say..which may be why we spend so much time at Christmas time running around finding the right gift for others... and forgetting to accept the greatest gift of all from God.We focus on giving... but this season is...
Wednesday Greetings, A Challenge:I love Christmas Music... I'd probably play a Christmas channel in my car throughout the year... not exclusively, but a lot more often than just the day after Thanksgiving through Christmas Day... ( I wish they would continue at least the day after...
Wednesday Greetings, Thanksgiving may be over, but the practice of giving thanks is not.Our country set aside a day to give God thanks, we Christians know that every day is a day to give thanks... even the really awful days. Because we know that in every day, God is with us, Immanuel, we...