We read the names of 233 Asbury member couples who have been married 50+ years at our 9:30 service (13,374 cumulative years of marriage), followed by the confirmation service at 11:00 for 42 eighth graders (plus four other new members) who united...
My morning would start with a serenade of birds singing, a rooster crowing, dogs barking and, in the summertime, the hum of the box fan sitting in the door of my bedroom. Since we had no air conditioner and I had the bedroom at the end of the...
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:10 NLT) “Define yourself through the hands and eyes of a true artist.”
We follow a tremendous Holy Week, culminating with the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, with the theme of witness. A witness is someone who has seen or experienced something. A witness is a messenger and is not the story or the event. A witness...
After Jesus’ Triumphal Entry from the Mount of Olives, He told several parables and had frank conversations with His disciples. In Matthew’s Gospel, eight of the 28 chapters are about the last week of Jesus’ life. It’s THAT important.
I grew up in a peaceful and serene rural environment where the silence was pierced only by the sounds of nature, country & western music and an occasional sonic boom when a jet broke the sound barrier. Well, there was one more thing…..the...
Sometimes the simplest thing you can do is to REST. To Sleep. To Stop. To read a little. To listen. Sometimes, we get so hurried by the stuff of life we simply forget that we are human. And humans need to rest to function.
Jesus is the most incredible person who has ever lived. No wonder—He is fully God and fully man. That gives Him a significant advantage over us, but also gives us a wonderful glimpse into the character of God. How should we go about life? Look to...
Everyone experiences mountains, valleys, and caves in life. We love the highlights of life but live in the daily valleys and routines where things are fairly normal.
Jesus is the Incomparable One. There was, is, and never will be anyone else like Him. He knew who He was—full of grace and truth. He had confident humility and genuine kindness.
