Wednesday Greetings, I needed a bigger backpack.Remembering back to school days... it was amazing all I could pack into a backpack. The more I did in school, the more I needed to keep with me in the backpack, and the more meant needing a bigger backpack.... which led to a sore...
Wednesday Greetings, 5 more months......... until New Year's Day 2024!Holy Holy HolyAnd we were worried about the year 2000 (Y2K).... 24 years later, life still moves along...And God is still God, at our side, beyond our sight, within our hearts, everywhere all at the same time, just like...
Wednesday Greetings, I'm tired of saying, "I'm hot."Lately I'm feeling like the people of the Exodus.... complaining over and over of the same thing. I'm betting God is tired of hearing it, too!So, I'm trying... to change my words. I'm trying not to complain and give...
Dear God, Thank you for creating Willis Carrier.AmenWho is Willis Carrier? He's the one credited with creating a machine that would cool air!Hallelujah. AMEN!Find special people and give God thanks for them today. Peace in our journeys, Pastor Steve Melde
Wednesday Greetings, In June, I had the privilege of walking the "Freedom Trail" in Boston. It was amazing to visit sites of the American Revolution and to walk in the steps of those who went before, who had a vision of a country based on freedom for all, and a democracy that...
Wednesday Greetings, In Mark's Gospel, Chapter 6, tells the feeding of the thousands of people with just two fish and five loaves of bread.It's a funny little story. Jesus had just been out on a lake. Coming ashore he discovered a great crowd. After a while, the disciples...
Wednesday Greetings, A Prayer for YOU today....God, thank you for whoever it is that is reading this today.Thank you for the ways this person has been faithful to you. Thank you for loving this person through the times when s/he has been unfaithful to you.Thank you for being...
Wednesday Greetings, June 14th: Flag Day in the United States of AmericaI love our country's flag. It's so beautiful. The symbolism in each piece is so amazing.But even more, I love what it stands for, I love that we pledge to create liberty and justice for all. ...
Wednesday Greetings, There is so much to think about in our lives. The Bible gives us guidance: "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and...
Wednesday Greetings, In southern California, most of the coastline is covered in what is known as "June gloom." It's a marine layer that forms in the cooler, humid part of the morning, and burns off by about noon revealing the blue skies.It's a while of enduring to get to...