Who/What Do You Trust? ? After describing the deaf, mute, lifeless idols of humanity, the psalmist warned, “Those who make them are like them; so is everyone who trusts in them” (Psalm 135:18). Of all the Commandments, the first seems most irrelevant to modern worshipers: “You shall have no other gods before Me.” We don’t fashion gods of gold and silver, wood and stone, but we are not without our…Keep Reading

1 Peter 2:9 “You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” It is a peculiar group of people who make up the church. We enter the doors of God’s house each Sunday with a lot of baggage to unload and things to sort out….Keep Reading

Man’s Dominion Is Not a License to Destroy Man’s Dominion Is Not a License to Destroy When God created Adam and Eve, he said, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth” (Gen 1:28). Some take this as a license for us to use…Keep Reading

Romans 6:1-2 “What then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin so that grace may increase? Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?” God is ready to forgive and save all who call upon Him. It does not matter how many times we need it; He is always ready to give more grace. Paul knew what some would surely say, “If God…Keep Reading

2nd Peter 1:13-15 “I think it is right as long as I am in this body to refresh your memory … and I will make every effort so that after my departure you will be able to recall these things.” The past is important to our future. We need the reminders and voices of those who led us through our childhood and early years of adulthood. Their fingerprints are on…Keep Reading

Psalm 143:8 “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.” If we deposit little into the bank, and withdraw much, life will soon be in the red. That is not only financially true, it is a spiritually true also. I find that to be the case…Keep Reading

Pastor Will Shewey, Shades of Grace United Methodist Church Link to YouTube Video – Luke Chapter 8:26-39 From Pastor Will Shewey We had a great time of worship and praise on this Saturday morning at Shades of Grace, a United Methodist Congregation. There were at least three first time guests and a few returning friends. The chairs were socially distanced since Covid is rampant in our area. As of this…Keep Reading

Isaiah 53:5 “He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities…” “Do you have any identifying scars?” That was one of the questions that we had to answer at our induction into the military. It was a sobering question. Life on earth doesn’t come without scars. Most of us have a scar and a story to go with it; if not on the body, certainly on the…Keep Reading

Matthew 14:30 “But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, ‘Lord, save me!” Peter was neither on top of the water or sunk. He was “beginning to sink.” How many of us understand what “beginning to sink” is like? The wonderful thing about this scripture is the hope that it gives. We do not have to sink; there is someone on whom we can…Keep Reading

Song of Solomon 2:10 “My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.” It was the seventh grade and there was a new girl at school, she was pretty, and sitting in front of me. Today that girl and I celebrate our 54th wedding anniversary. We were High School sweethearts. In Government class the pencil sharpener was behind the map. It was…Keep Reading

from 1st John 4 “God is love; and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them…we love Him (and each other) because He first loved us.” It was my first appointmen and we bought a hand puppet of a mouse’s head. Pat took some of the boy’s clothes (a flannel shirt, bibbed overalls, and cowboy boots) and made a puppet that could sit on my…Keep Reading

Nehemiah 1:3-4 “The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” When I heard these things, I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven.” When things are impossible for us, we have a choice to either give up, or go to the one with whom all things are possible. Nehemiah prayed and God…Keep Reading