Posts with the category “faith”

And so, when you’re expecting the worse, or things seem hopeless , remember that God has always used the most unexpected ways to accomplish God'swill.  Read More

It is my faith, not my brain (thanks be to God) that matters, it is my faith that gives my life meaning.   Read More

May we be practitioners of the fundamental elements of our faith, and may these practices reveal to us God's steadfast faithfulness. Amen.  Read More

"It's not the end of the world." What a great phrase.  We toss these words around during those moments when things just aren't going our way. "It's not the end of the world" is what I said when I received my summons for jury duty."It's not the end of the world" is what I said when accidentally booked a flight with a 15 hour layover,  "Its not the end of the world" is what I said several years ago ...  Read More

The question is always the same: "am I going to be okay?"   Read More

As a child, prayers were rote statements. For meals, we said, “Come Lord Jesus” and for bedtime, we said the first verse of the hymn Abide with Me. “Abide with me, fast falls the eventide. As darkness deepens, Lord with me abide.” Of course, we made a contest of seeing who could say the whole verse of Abide with Me the fastest. Then, I spent the night at my grandmother’s house. My grandfather was ...  Read More

God is looking for us to be in a relationship with God. And when that happens, then we realize there is no sin that could overpower us. There is no suffering that could destroy us. There is no ailment that could completely control us because we have chosen to allow God's power to be that which we will live by.Will you suffer? Probably.Will you ever be sick? Most likely.Will you ever feel like you...  Read More