Title: Journey Essentials Text: Luke 24:13-35 For the first time in three years of my stay in Manila have I encountered a taxi driver listening to a non-commercial Christian radio. I was on the process of rewriting a message (in my mind). While traversing the busy highway, manong (respect for elderly) and I had a […]
“Hearing strange things from God’s Word” Sometimes God doesn’t make sense. (says the human) One of my favorite stories of such a time, is found in 1 Kings 18, when the prophets of Ba’al square off against Elijah. The King and his people have been doing what they wanted for a very long time. Little […]
We are pleased to have the Rev. Chadwick Anderson of the Free Methodist Church–USA as our blogger for May and June. Recently I invited teenagers and parents to come together for a time of discussing the importance of “Unplugging”. In the weeks preparing for the lesson, I was reminded over and over again that this […]
In January I visited a Methodist circuit near the city of Birmingham. I stayed with the circuit Youth and Children’s worker Vickie, her husband Chris and her son Dylan, who is 8 years old. I visited 2 local youth groups and spoke at an evening service. I also got well introduced to Dylan’s train set, […]
I recently read Luke 13:13-34, the story of ‘the road to Emmaus’. Jesus has died and risen again, but most people don’t know that he is alive. Two of his followers are walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus feeling pretty down in the dumps. Jesus meets them and walks with them; for a while, they don’t […]
DevotionalGod’s Extreme Makeover: Courage Edition I’ve never been much of a New Year’s resolution type of girl. There’s just no point in trying for me. Like most people, I would forget whatever goals I set for myself by February if not earlier. So I never bother with it, but this year was different. I have […]
It Starts With A Yes: Dr. Martin Luther KIng, Dreamchasing, and You As I write today, I am over the moon, high from excitement, and swelling with pride. The first African-American president of my country takes his public oath of office for his second term on the day of our National Observance of Dr. Martin […]
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