The journey could have been short, perhaps a few weeks; but it took forty years. God was leading them with a cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. He supplied their every need; but it was never enough for their “we want more and better” demands. At the first sign of trouble, they were always ready to run right back to the life that they had prayed…Keep Reading

Pastor Will Shewey, Shades of Grace United Methodist Church John 20:19-21 Peace Be With YouLink to YouTube Video From Pastor Will Shewey I counted at least five persons in our congregation today who are actively seeking affordable housing. Pray for all who are sleeping outside in the elements. We believe an affordable room has been located for the very young man I’ve been posting about. He receives a small check…Keep Reading

“Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation…” Psalm 51:12 Before the cross, Jesus told the disciples, “When I see you again, you’ll be full of joy, and it will be a joy no one can rob from you.” We live on the resurrection side of the cross, but it seems like so many have no joy. What has happened? No one can take it from us, so we will…Keep Reading

Matthew Chapter 27:62-65 Silent Saturday Link to YouTube Video From Pastor Will Shewey We’ve come through Holy Week in anticipation of Resurrection morning. Lots of busy activities brought us to Good Friday evening. But have you ever thought much about the silence of Saturday? We know His bruised and bloody body was securely sealed in a garden tomb. But what about JESUS? What in the world was going on? I’m…Keep Reading

“It is finished.” John 19:30 Good Friday is probably the devils worst day ever. When Jesus said “It is finished,” Satan had to know that all his efforts to ruin our salvation had failed. The cross was a willing sacrifice for the redemption of the world. Jesus said to Pilate, “You do not take my life, I lay it down; and I will take it up again.” (And so he…Keep Reading

“Come home, come home it’s supper time, The shadows lengthen fast, Come home, come home it’s supper time, We’re going home at last.” “Supper time,” that wonderful time when family and friends gather at the table. It’s almost extinct in our “I’m too busy to eat” society. The table was once a family altar for the Christian home. We were reminded daily that God is our provider: “Bless this food…Keep Reading

“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.” 1 John 4:9 Holy Week has begun for another year. The key word for today is “sent.” “Love sent my Savior to die in my stead. Why should He love me so? Meekly to Calvary’s cross He was led. Why should He love me so?”…Keep Reading

John Chapter 12:12-19 Palm Sunday Link to YouTube Video From Pastor Will Shewey Exactly one year ago I was walking in the streets of Bethlehem and stopped to chat with a very young boy of maybe ten or twelve . I gave him a few dollars as he placed his pet lamb across my shoulders and snapped a picture for me. The people of the West Bank struggle and this…Keep Reading

“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Genesis 2:7 “… there are eight souls on board.” Once in a while (in the Air Force) we would get an alert on the flight line that a plane was coming in on emergency. We were given certain details about the flight that…Keep Reading

~ You Only Need Jesus, No Other Name Given ~ Acts: 4:12 – Neither is there Salvation in any other: For there is no other name under Heaven given among men, where by we must be saved. Jesus. That most precious of names! No one has ever endured the evil, hateful, things that this King of Kings willingly endured for all of mankind. There is no greater hope! Than the…Keep Reading

“Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms…” Ephesians 6:12 Paul wrote to the Ephesians reminding them of the importance of walking the pathway of Christ together. The Psalmist wrote, “What good fellowship we once enjoyed as we walked together to the house of God”…Keep Reading

“Whose son are you?” Saul asked him. David said, “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.” 1st Samuel 17:58 “Whose son are you?” When I was a child, if you were asked that question you might be afraid that someone was going to “tell on you” for something that you did. In the text above, Young David had slain Goliath, and the king wanted to know whose…Keep Reading