“Now the Lord said to Abram. ‘Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land I will show you. I will make you a great nation and I will bless you and make your name great so that you will be a blessing.” [Genesis 12:1-2 N.R.S.V.] The Holston Annual Conference […]
“Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you, he will never permit the righteous to be moved.” [Psalm 55:22 N.R.S.V.] Maybe the one thing that can be said for our society is that people have more stress, problems, cares and burdens than ever before. Anxiety and depression, often stress related, remain at […]
“GENERAL CONFERENCE” Every four years the United Methodist Church meets for General Conference. This year the Conference will be held in Portland, Oregon May 10th-20th. General Conference is composed of an equal number of Lay and Clergy Delegates with the number based on the membership of the Annual Conferences and the Central Conferences for those […]
“Walking With Jesus” [Read Luke 24:13-32] Luke records an interesting story in the 24th chapter of his gospel about two disciples who were on their way to the village of Emmaus. This was just after Jesus had been crucified and they were still confused and sad over the events that had happened. I imagine they […]
“Tis Midnight and on Olives’ Brow” [Read Luke 22:39-44] Of all the texts that give us the details of Jesus’ last week, the one that touches me the most is Luke’s account of Jesus praying alone in the Garden of Gethsemane. While all three of the synoptic gospels-Matthew, Mark and Luke-tell the story, Luke […]
“February – The Double L Month” February, while the shortest month, is still very important. Two of the events that happen this month that makes it important are symbolized by the letter ‘L’. The first is Valentine’s Day which reminds us of love. Love is one of those words in English that can have […]
Matthew 1:19 reads: “Joseph was a man who always did what was right, but he did not want to disgrace Mary publicly; so he made plans to break the engagement privately.” [T.E.V.] Joseph is often the forgotten character in the Christmas story. He was a man of principles. Undoubtedly Joseph was a law-abiding, scripture-reading, synagogue-going […]
