The Pharisee and the Tax Collector One of my favorite parables is found only in Luke (18: 9-14). It’s the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. In the parable both go to the temple to pray. The Pharisee prays to (and about) himself, congratulating himself on what a good person he is and… Read More »
5-13-20: Wednesday Devotional
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Wednesday Devotional with Rev. Don
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Wednesday Devotional with Rev. Don
Since we cannot meet together for Wednesday Night Happenings, we are going to post a weekly Wednesday Devotional during this time. We certainly miss being together as a church family. Continue being the hands and feet to our members and those in the community during this time. Here is a devotional for you to enjoy… Read More »
Discernment
Discern: 1. to perceive…see, recognize, or apprehend clearly. 2. to distinguish; to recognize as distinct or different. One of the crucial aspects to spiritual growth—perhaps the most important—is spiritual discernment, the ability to see clearly, to be able to recognize differences in matters of spirit and heart. And, as important as it may be, I… Read More »
The Best Things in Life
It is a paradox: many of the very best–the most valuable–things in life are free; but they may not be easily or casually appreciated. Many a valuable gift is wasted on someone who does not know how to properly receive it: the faithful love of a good woman is wasted on a stupid and self-absorbed… Read More »
Can’t you satisfy my longing at last?
Can’t you satisfy my longing at last? The question was found in the diary of thirteen-year-old Anne Frank, written in 1944, shortly before she and her family were discovered by the Nazis and eventually killed. Anne and her family were Jews living in hiding with a Christian family in the Netherlands. Anne had been writing… Read More »
