Faith Stories: Do you have to be slapped upside your head by God like I do? For the past few years I have been praying to God for direction: What
Faith Stories: Angels at Christmas Time
Faith Stories: Angels at Christmas Time Adapted from the Children’s Moment on Sunday, December 17, 2017, based on Matthew 1:18-25. I know that you are as excited as I am
Faith Stories: Jonah’s Slimy Mess
Faith Stories: Jonah’s Slimy Mess A Personal Reflection on Jonah 1:17 – 2:10 This summer the children’s Sunday school classes did a lesson about the story of Jonah in the
Faith Stories: A Prayer and a Book
Faith Stories: A Prayer and a Book As a 20-year-old man in 1982, I felt the presence of God for the first time. A pastor of a church in New
Faith Stories: Prayer for our Country
Faith Stories: Prayer for our Country On the night of Tuesday, November 8 as I sat watching the presidential election returns–flipping from one news station to another (MSNBC, FOX, BBC
Faith Stories: The Language of Christ’s Love
Faith Stories: The Language of Christ’s Love At the urging of some friends, I will attempt to convey a very moving spiritual moment for me. This short moment made me
Advent Faith Stories: Christmas Eve 2016
Advent Faith Stories: Christmas Eve 2016 But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have
Advent Faith Stories: Teetering on the Edge of a Harvest Blessing
Advent Faith Stories: Teetering on the Edge of a Harvest Blessing And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do
Advent Faith Stories: Stay Awake
Advent Faith Stories: Stay Awake Therefore you must also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming a an unexpected hour.(Matthew 24: 44) If the Son of Man came
Advent Faith Stories: Holy Ground
Advent Faith Stories: Holy Ground I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen