Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, becauseyou know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its workso that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4 I recently read of a very sad event where Fowler Methodist Church in...
Dear Sisters and Brothers, I recently joined family members for a Celebration of Life for my Uncle Ed and Aunt Marilynn.We joined together in the little town of Three Rivers, CA; in the foothills near the southern-most entrance to Sequoia National Park. Our plan had been to scatter their ashes among the giant redwoods there,...
“On the first day of the week, at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices thatthey had prepared.” – Luke 24:1 Long before it was imported into the Christian tradition, the Spring festival honored thegoddess Eostre or Eastre. The name is pronounced Easter. She was the ancient Anglo Saxongoddess of the dawn...
“Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.” – Colossians 3:16 “Every song is a teaching tool. Our songs either anchor us in truth, or they lead us...
“God made the wild animals of the earth of every kind, and the cattle of every kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground of every kind. And God saw that it was good.” -Genesis 1:25 “May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works.” — Psalm 104:31 “…the Lord does...
