We could hear the music blaring after the first knock. Someone was rustling around as Rachel and Chris waited patiently with me outside the door. For several months now, Micah has dispatched the couple to various apartments of neighbors who need a little extra help...
Once upon a time, there was a man named Job… Perhaps you’ve heard of him. According to the biblical text, “[he was] blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil (Job 1:1).” If Job lived today, the world would have deemed that he did all...
“Some….times in our lives, we all have pain, we all have sorrow….So, if we are wise…we know that there’s always tomorrow….” “Lean on me. When you’re not strong, and I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on…for, it won’t be long, ‘till I’m going to...
“Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in heaven.” How many times have we repeated that line of prayer, in memory alone? I’ve asked myself, what does it really mean to experience God’s "kin-dom" here on Earth as it is in heaven? Being the...
I remember being absolutely shocked when I learned that “the average United Methodist only invites someone to church once every 38 years.” (according to the George Barna, Research Group). I learned this while participating in a church revitalization event a couple...
Turn on any news outlet on your television screen and I guarantee you will be fed at least one negative campaign ad every twenty minutes. Every year I ask myself, why do politicians focus more energy on negative “mud-slinging” ads versus focusing on why they are the...
