Wednesday Greetings, "There is no Saint without a past,No Sinner without a future."St. AugustineAmen to that, right? Every one of us is a mixture of saint and sinner. The prayer is that the balance leans toward saint.... more and more every day of our lives as we journey onward.And...
Wednesday Greetings, Happy Hump Day...Wednesday is the middle of the week; you're heading over the hump into the last half of the week. You can do it!I like Wednesdays, not only because I take time to focus on faith and write a Wednesday message, but personally, it's a really important...
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Wednesday Greetings, Oh the clouds... Today in Tucson there is a light layer of clouds covering most of thy sky. It's a beautiful day. As you know, Tucson gets its fair share of sunshine, so having just a light layer of clouds helps to keep the temperature down a bit...
Wednesday Greetings, Spring has sprung here in Tucson. The flowers are blooming on the floor of the desert and through many of its trees. It can be so beautiful.And it can be so challenging for those of us with allergies. The low-grade headaches seem constant, I'm extra...
Wednesday Greetings, I've been a part of the Christian faith all of my life. My grandparents, parents, and siblings were all a part of a Christian church and faith.How I experienced God, especially through Jesus, has changed throughout my life.As a child, he was a kind, caring guy...
Wednesday Greetings, The Grace of God....Whoever you are, However you are...God chooses you..... not because of anything you did or didn't do, could do, or can't do.... Just because you are you!That's grace!I invite you to choose God! Peace in our journeys, Pastor Steve Melde
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