Glimpses of Glory David speaks of those whose reward is in this life (Psa 17:14), and then says, “As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness” (v.15, NIV). The KJV says, “When I awake, with thy likeness.” What glory! But we can get glimpses of this glory both in ourselves and others if the Spirit…Keep Reading

Pastor Will Shewey, Shades of Grace United Methodist Church Link to YouTube Video – Luke Chapter 13:10-17 From Pastor Will Shewey Saturday morning worship has ended for another week. The choir sounded great and other special music was shared by Jeff and Quinn. Landon also shared a couple of songs. Constable Dwain was the Officer for today. He is celebrating a birthday this week. Mikie also told me that today…Keep Reading

If Failure Were Fatal, We Would All Be Dead God is the original recycler, for he has always worked in, through, and with sinners. If he didn’t, he wouldn’t have anything with which to work. In listing some of the names on God’s “Honor Roll of Faith,” the writer of Hebrews says, “God is not ashamed to be called their God” (Heb 11:16)—that’s Noah, Abraham and Moses, David, and some…Keep Reading

All Roads May Lead to Rome At the peak of Rome’s development, no fewer than 29 great military highways radiated from the capital, and the empire’s 113 provinces were interconnected by 372 great roads. The whole comprised more than 250,000 miles of roads, of which over 80,500 miles were stone-paved. The phrase “All roads lead to Rome” implies that one can reach their destination from multiple directions, traversing various paths….Keep Reading

God’s Two Gifts God’s gift to the world: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). God’s gift to believers: “And Peter said to them, ‘Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of…Keep Reading

Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places The song Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places was very popular, and our oldest had just fallen in love with the young man to whom she has now been married for 43 years. As we went over the rivers and through the woods to Grandma’s house, we were serenaded—perhaps inundated—by the song. Many are looking for love in all the…Keep Reading

My Redeemer Lives Isaiah catalogs a long list of evils in his day: extreme wealth of some and extreme poverty of others, corruption in government, rampant drunkenness and immorality, empty, compromising religion, and indifference to it all by those in power (Isa 1:21-23). Apparently, some were looking to the arm of man to save them, prompting Isaiah to write, “Stop trusting in mere humans, who have but a breath in…Keep Reading

Receiving and Harvesting Inspiration, Faith, and Love from Others “When you harvest the crops of your land, do not harvest the grain along the edges of your fields, and do not pick up what the harvesters drop. It is the same with your grape crop—do not strip every last bunch of grapes from the vines, and do not pick up the grapes that fall to the ground. Leave them for…Keep Reading

The Lord Knows Us All by our Name “Go and lie down,” he said to Samuel, “and if He calls you, say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.” 1st Samuel 3:9 It was a sad time for the people of God; Eli, the priest, wasn’t listening to the Lord, and the Lamp of God in the Temple was going out. That probably meant that it was late night, but…Keep Reading

Sharing the Reason for the Hope That You Have “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” 1 Peter 3:15 When I was a youth I was influenced by people who truly seemed to walk with the Lord. I wanted to experience the kind of Christian faith that they had. These witnesses of Christ came out…Keep Reading

Loud Holy Silence “Do not shout; do not even talk,” Joshua commanded. “Not a single word from any of you until I tell you to shout. Then shout!” Joshua 6:10 NLT Holy Silence can be so loud if we will only listen. A Quaker pastor said that sometimes visitors to their church were surprised by, and uncomfortable with, silence. Ecclesiastes says, “There is a time to keep silence, and a…Keep Reading