2012 Service Candle

Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 * Psalm 1 * 1 John 5:9-13 * John 17:6-19 […]

Today’s Reflection APPRECIATING LIFE’S GOODNESS does not mean we become Pollyannas who deny life’s difficult realities and opt for superficial platitudes. In our mourning, as we allow God to comfort us, we come to see that others mourn too. The God who weeps with and for us longs for fullness of life for each one […]

Today’s Reflection TIME OUT.That’s enough.No moreof this angry stuff. […]

Today’s Reflection WHAT WOULD YOU SAY is the most frequent command in Scripture? “Be good”? “Be holy”? Or, negatively, “Don’t be immoral”? No. The most frequent command in the Bible is: “Don’t be afraid.” “Fear not.” … The command not to fear is a practical application of a major biblical theme: trusting God. “Don’t be […]

Today’s Reflection RECENTLY, my family suffered a tragedy and was faced with having to move at the same time. I wrote this poem to express my gratitude for church members who became God for us in a physical way. We felt God’s eyes look down today,when women brought the lunch buffet.It was God’s kindness packed […]

Today’s Reflection LIVING GODWARD implies a sense of direction—and it involves the recognition that the journey continues. … Living Godward asserts the relationship of hope to discipleship. Hope is its motive, not its substitute. Like faith, hope without works is dead. … Thinking Godward without living Godward is wishy-washy. -John Indermark Hope: Our Longin […]