Revelation 2:17 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, February 2, 2021 “Greatest Name Ever Received” “I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.” Revelation 2:17 I had been introduced to a minster who commented on my name saying, “Amos, that is the name of a good prophet, I will remember your name.” The next time I saw…Keep Reading

2 Corinthians 4:16 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, February 2, 2021 “MELLOW, DON’T SOUR” Just as some youth give all youth a bad name, some old people mar the image of some of the finest people in the world, our senior citizens. We ought to mellow with age, but never sour. Perhaps out of envy or self-pity, as some grow older, they sour instead of mellow. They have contempt and scorn for…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Exodus 17:12 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, January 31, 2021 “Lifting Jesus Higher!”      Prominent throughout California’s Mohave Desert are Joshua Trees. Resembling giant cactus, Joshua Trees are actually members of the lily family.  They derive their name from the Bible account, found in Exodus 17:8-15, of which a key verse is Exodus 17:12, “Aaron and Hur stayed up hands, the one on the one side, and…Keep Reading

Isaiah 40:28 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, January 30, 2021 “The Everlasting God, the Lord, the creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints or grows weary…” There was a time that being set free from Exile, and told that you could return home, would have been the most exciting news ever; but not now. The Lord said, “Comfort my people, tell them that their penalty has been served.” That should…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware 1 John 4:5 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, January 29, 2021 “Not of This World” When I was a little girl listening to my Grandmother’s Teachings and Studies of the Bible, she would read and teach about us not being of this world. As a maturing Christian I wondered, “How could I live in this world and not be of it or a part of it?” Looking…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Revelation 21:15 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, January 24, 2021 “Nate’s Sunday Message and Bible Study” Trusting Christ First “Behold, I make all things new,” Jesus declared in Revelation 21:15. Yes, He does, making lives, families, homes and hope, always new! Recommit your devotion to Jesus Christ our Saviour, once again, perhaps for the first time. His Word refreshes and rejuvenates us all, as we trust His…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware John 15:4 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, January 10, 2021 “Finding Your Way Home” “To heal, sometimes. To remedy, often. To comfort. always.” This French proverb has been a guiding light to Christian Clergy for centuries. Another focus of ministry develops over the years . . . looking out for miracles occurring when one least expects them, or fails to look for them. “The eyes of your…Keep Reading

Matthew 8:28 THOUGHT FOR TODAY, January 9, 2021 “…No One Could Pass That Way…” I once had a member whose Father had been a circuit-riding preacher. She told me about her childhood during those days when they traveled by horse and buggy; I remember this story: There was a road that they frequently had to travel somewhere near Hilton’s Virginia. There was a mound of rocks beside the road where…Keep Reading

Matthew 1:1 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, December 15, 2020 “An account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.” I once read that there is not one useless star in the heavens. I would like to add that neither is there one insignificant life on earth. I thought about that this morning as I read what I call “the beget section” of Matthew 1:1-17….Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Psalm 47:6 Singing Changes Things Let me be honest with you, my Depews Chapel United Methodist Family. I miss singing together! Embracing the songs of faith which have nurtured me all of my adult life, still mightily lifts my Immortal Soul! “Sing praise to god, sing praises,” Psalm 47:6 declares, “sing praises unto our King, sing praises.” Glorying the historic hymns of Christian Faith at…Keep Reading

Luke 1:76-78 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, December 10, 2020 “DAYSPRING” “And thou child (John the Baptist), shall be called the prophet of the Highest: for you shall go before the face of the Lord to prepare his way: to give knowledge of salvation unto the people by the remission of thee sins. Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the DAYSPRING from on high hath visited us.” Luke 1:76-78 “Dayspring,”…Keep Reading

Ephesians 1:18 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, December 7, 2020 “Gift of the BIBLE” When I was growing up and into my more recent years visiting my aunt’s home, the first thing I noticed in her house was the Bible and Bible stand on her coffee table. Never mentioned this to anyone so you can imagine my complete surprise and heart filling moment when my cousin visited. The most precious thing she…Keep Reading