Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. Romans 12:12-13 (NRSV) For the last three and change years I’ve been pastor here at Flemington UMC, this newsletter has settled into a particular pattern: Date (usually correct) Image (normally something beautiful or topical to …
A New Hope
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect. For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought …
Persist in This Faith
Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! Romans 11:33 (NIV) Developmental psychologists, the people who study the way our mental processes change through life, give the phrase “object permanence” to an important change that happens in the brains of infants. If you …
Unclutter Your Life
Those who watch the wind blow will never sow, and those who observe the clouds will never reap… Scatter your seed in the morning, and in the evening don’t be idle because you don’t know which will succeed, this one or that, or whether both will be equally good. Ecclesiastes 11:4, 6 (CEB) I’m not the …