So many people around the world are praying for peace in the war happening in the Ukraine. Here is a prayer from the Methodist Church in the UK. Join me in prayer today for the people of Ukraine and Russia.Holy and Gracious GodWe pray for the people of Ukraine and the people of Russia; for their countries and their leaders.We pray for all those who are afraid; that your everlasting arms hold them ...  Read More

FYI - I reject everything about April Fool’s Day. A wise sage taught me that “if it is not fun for everybody, then it’s not for fun anybody.” I am here for jokes and funny stories. Anyone who knows me knows that I love to laugh. Yet, pranks and practical jokes have the tendency to seek out laughter at the expensive of others. I am not about that life. Once a group of college students pranked me by...  Read More

Yesterday, we talked about the Martha inside of us. Today, let’s focus on Mary. There is something about Mary that is very appealing. She is more focused on being with Jesus, and she is not consumed by doing for Jesus.Even in our church’s ministry, we can get so focused on doing for Jesus that we forget how much we need to be with Jesus. I have found a lot of encouragement on being vs. doing from ...  Read More

Read with me from Luke 10: 38-42.As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by ...  Read More

We are officially 60% of the way through Lent. If you are counting, that 24 of the 40 days. This is usually about the time that I start thinking - is Easter ever going to get here? I am desperate for the joy of the resurrection. It’s almost like I become discontent with Lent and all this talk about repentance, confession, and fasting. I find myself longing for the joy of Easter!I have very much di...  Read More

Pastor Mike had another excellent sermon on Sunday. He focused on the contentment the Apostle Paul learned in his spiritual journey. If you have not listened to the sermon yet, you have permission to pause reading this post and checkout the sermon on the website or the church app.We live in a world that is consumed with the concept of more. Our culture invites us constantly to experience more good...  Read More