James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. “Not Perfect” Do you remember this song: “Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name Lord, I can’t go back home this a-way…” “Link to YouTube Video – Peter, Paul & Mary ~ 500 Miles The artist…Keep Reading

Acts 2:17 “And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:” “What’s Happening at Shades of Grace” “Link to YouTube Video – Will and Jimmy – WHAT’S HAPPENING AT SHADES OF GRACE” From Pastor Will:…Keep Reading

Acts 4:10 “Let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by this name this man stands here before you in good health.” THE PREACHER’S HEART The preacher arrived thirty minutes before anyone else. Snow was lightly blowing, and the autumn morning was welcoming. The smell of…Keep Reading

Galatians 6:2 – This Sunday’s Sermon in the Gospel of Luke Bear One Another’s Burden “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.” I’m excited about Saturday morning worship. This week we look into Luke’s account of another story Jesus told. It’s a tale of two men. One was rich. One was a beggar and the only comfort he received was when dogs came and licked…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Philippians 1:6 “MOVING FORWARD” Guess where I am . . . It’s okay . . . I don’t know either 🙂. . . And where we are and we “am”, we won’t be later. It’s by the Grace of God that we move forward, experience and then move on . . . Only through the Love and Hope we have in Our Lord Jesus ….Keep Reading

Proverbs 17:22 “A merry heart doeth good like a medicine…” “A MERRY HEART” I was in the surgery waiting area when I heard a woman speak to her husband with a commanding voice. “Come over here and take one of my pills,” she said. “What is it for,” he asked. “It will make you sit down and quit pacing,” was her answer. I don’t think it is a very good…Keep Reading

John 13:10 The one who has bathed does not need to wash, except for his feet, but is completely clean. And you are clean… “CLEANED BY JESUS’ SACRIFICE” Preachers don’t create the message but deliver it. The task of being a pastor and human is like being a shepherd and a sheep at the same time. There have been days of not even feeling like a Christian, let alone a…Keep Reading

Matthew 6:20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. “Link to YouTube Video – Store Up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven One of Pastor Will’s Recent Newspaper Articles Matthew 6:25-27 (Jesus said): ”Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you eat or what you will drink, nor about…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware 1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. “IS CHIVALRY DEAD” Someone asked if Chivalry dead? What is Chivalry . . . Not a Knight in Shining Armor . . . But actually, Codes of…Keep Reading

Colossians 3:2 “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” “NOT OF THE WORLD” One year during Annual Conference our family rented the downstairs apartment of a cottage at Lake Junaluska. The children were young, and the cottages usually worked well. That year we had no idea that the upstairs would be the home of a woman who must have lived in high heel shoes on a hardwood…Keep Reading

MARK 8:18 “Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?” “FAITHFULNESS TO HEAR, SEE, HONOR AND REMEMBER” Sometimes I am asked, “How do you remember so much about days so long ago?” I can easily answer that question; It was because people told stories, and they were good at it. To me, life was richer without all the gadgets that have closed…Keep Reading

Acts 3:25 “Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.” “What’s Happening at Shades of Grace” “Link to YouTube Video – Will and Jimmy – WHAT’S HAPPENING AT SHADES OF GRACE” Happy 103rd Birthday, Rose “Link to YouTube Video – Little Flowers ***** Dedicated to…Keep Reading