How many times do we give up when something doesn’t work the way we had hoped? Do we ever consider we might need to wait on God? God has a plan mapped out for each of our lives, but we often try to hurry ahead of him causing anxious or overwhelming emotions that allows us…
During the ministry of John Wesley (founder of the Methodist Church), many churches were led by lay preachers with limited education. On one occasion, one of these simple preachers was called on to preach from Luke 19:21, which reads in the King James, “Lord, I feared thee, because thou art an austere man.” Not knowing…
A woman in a Bible study I was leading once declared that the nearly fatal disease she’d been fighting was the best thing that had ever happened to her. What she meant was that her pain and fear had led her to the true source of healing and peace. As a result of her diagnosis,…
After taking communion I encountered a couple seated in the chairs, heads bowed, hands clasped together, and one praying over the other. Changing direction, I headed to the prayer candle table. My prayers of thanksgiving were: that people had been led to pause to turn burdens over to the power of God; that folks had…
Charles Swindoll writes, “I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so, it is with each of us… we are in charge of our attitudes.” I came across a wonderful illustration of this that contains excerpts from the diary of a dog and…
The anticipation is over. The memories are for a life time! I can say that my first adult mission trip was a huge success! The weather was amazing, sleeping accommodations; very good, food was good and very plentiful (and homemade). The folks we traveled with are super with big hearts and had lots of knowledge…
Last weekend, we set our clocks ahead an hour to take advantage of Daylight Savings Time. I’ve never liked losing an hour of sleep, but I love the fact that the sun is now still shining at 7 pm and beyond! All this talk about time reminded me of an old song called “Living on…
“BLESS THIS DRESS” MINISTRY What: Prom dresses without the expensive price tag When: Sunday, March 3, 2019, 2 – 4 pm Where: First Christian Church Who: Any teen girl needing a prom dress or teen guy 3476 Main St., Keokuk, IA 52632 needing dress clothes welcome *Teens are encouraged to be accompanied by an adult…
God’s love for us is never changing. How much we grow in love and faith, however, is up to us. William Boggs once wrote, “For many of us, religion is like an artificial limb. It has neither warmth nor life, and though it helps us stumble along, it never becomes a part of us. We…
John Huffman describes a moment he had with his daughter. He had been away for several weeks on a mission’s trip. When his airplane landed, he could hardly wait to see his wife and four kids, but he and the other passengers were detained in customs for two hours. Finally they let them proceed to…