Eight years ago, Wade Jackson and I as inmates led Bible Study at the Tazewell County Jail. On July 21st we will lead worship at East Peoria First United Methodist Church. Both of us turned away from our sin and turned to God. God took us out of the pits and into His palace. Eight…
Read MoreOn Friday we held our monthly worship service at the local Nursing Home. One of my favorite parts is serving communion. Today when I finished there was one communion cup left over. As I was getting ready to leave a gentleman came in and when he saw the left over communion cup he smiled and…
Read MoreMy mom has many wonderful qualities but her greatest attribute is her faith. When I was a little boy my mom always picked me up when I fell, held me until I was okay, and bandaged my wounds so I could go back outside and play. Eight years ago, when I fell from grace once…
Read MoreA few years ago, I was helping serve communion when a pair of brothers decided to make it into a contest. The first reached into the middle and pulled out a piece of bread the size of a golf ball. Not to be outdone, his brother pulled out a piece the size of a baseball….
Read MoreOn Palm Sunday Jesus was greeted by a crowd waving Palm branches. We were greeted with 5 inches of snow. My first thought was, you got to be kidding me. My second thought was the Scripture reading at our Pause service earlier in the week. “Though your sins are like Scarlet, they shall be white…
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