A couple years ago after substitute preaching, I had the opportunity to speak to a member of the congregation who had terminal cancer. He may have been dying physically but spiritually he was more alive than most people I had ever met. His light shined because he knew his sins were covered and soon, he…
Read MoreI would like to thank the Pastors at E.P. 1st UMC., Epworth UMC, Ottawa 1st UMC Bonfield UMC, Grand Prairie UMC, Bonfield 1st, Bradford UMC and Covell Community Church for giving me the opportunity to substitute preach last year. Thanks also to Mike Flynn for the invitation to be the keynote speaker at the “Man in…
Read MoreJesus said, “ask and it will be given to you.” Through this Pandemic (like the unknown author of this poem) you may have thought you lost it all, but you really gained everything in return. “I asked God for strength, that I might achieve, I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey.”…
Read MoreCovid-19 restrictions will separate many from their families and leave some by themselves this Christmas. If you are a Christian, you may be by yourself, but you are never alone. The Apostle Paul assures us,” That neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,neither height nor depth, nor anything…
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