This past Sunday was Youth Sunday. My youth did an amazing job in the services. Their leadership was excellent and they were tremendous blessings to so many attending. My two seniors that preached were incredibly insightful and humble. As usual, I learned from them and what they had to share. They were transparent and honest … Continue reading Updates
Unexpected Lunch Companion
Last week I had gone to one of my favorite little local places to eat. I took my current book and journal and had plans to hide-away in a corner booth to read. The restaurant isn't very book and there are very few places for a person to sit if they are by themselves. You … Continue reading Unexpected Lunch Companion
Church Like AA Meetings
From The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning:On a sweltering summer night in New Orleans, sixteen recovering alcoholics and drug addicts gather for their weekly AA meeting. Although several members attend other meetings during the week, this is their home group. They have been meeting on Tuesday nights for several years and know each other well. … Continue reading Church Like AA Meetings
Loving Your Neighbor
The last book I finished reading was Under the Overpass by Mike Yankoski. It is about the journey a college student, Mike, and his friend, Sam, made after deciding to live in four major US cities as a homeless person for five months. He was specifically interested to see the Church's response to persons afflicted … Continue reading Loving Your Neighbor
Good Friday
Hebrews 10:16-25"'This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days,' says the Lord: 'I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds,' he also adds, 'I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.'" Where there is forgiveness of these, there is … Continue reading Good Friday
March 25 Sermon
To hear my audio of my latest sermon, click here. To read the text of my latest sermon, click here. Grace and Peace-Melissa
Promises, Promises
I've decided to not feel guilty about breaking my promise to post more regularly. Guilt is overrated. Besides, I have enough guilt for other things so not blogging is the least of the concerns. 🙂 I've been working this afternoon on my sermon for next Sunday. I'll be preaching for our pastor who is out … Continue reading Promises, Promises
Sometimes in April
I watched the HBO Movie Sometimes in April this evening. It is a very powerful movie about the genocide in Rwanda in 1994. It is also a powerful reminder that we are letting it happen again in Darfur. Melissa
Saturday Wanderings
I'm sitting in a local coffee shop waiting for some girlfriends to arrive for an afternoon pottery party. There is a local place where you can paint and fire your own pottery design. It sounds like a great thing to do on a cold Saturday afternoon. We've had snow flurries all day and a cold … Continue reading Saturday Wanderings
February … where the heck did it go
I can't believe its March already. If you noticed, I didn't post for the entire month of February. I significantly strayed from my blogging and it would truly be a miracle if 1) anyone still reads my blogs and 2) you even found me here since I moved to wordpress and now back to typepad … Continue reading February … where the heck did it go
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