Scripture Reading Mark 3:20-21 When my children were young, I would sometimes get so busy caring for them I would forget to eat. Has that ever happened to you? Do you get fixated on a project or get so busy caring for someone else you neglect your own needs? Jesus knows what that is like. After preaching to the crowds, […]
Mark 3:1-6 This past year has been filled with violence and protests. We see it in the news over and over. We are angered by the mistreatment of others. And at the same time we feel such sadness for our world. We wish for a world filled with love for our fellow man. We wish for a world with less […]
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. Matthew 4:1-2 What is the longest you have gone without eating? Maybe during an illness, we might hit 24 or 48 hours, but it is rare. On a regular basis I use intermittent […]
I have a level of respect for my parents that I cannot even describe. They have spent their time here on Earth living for God. And living for their children and grandchildren. They have demonstrated true Christian faith. Over the past year it has been my honor to help them ‘attend’ church. I print the bulletin (attempting to make it […]