Rev. Nate and Julie Ware James 3:17-18 Always In His Presence! “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver, ” Proverbs 25:11 declares across the ages. Words of encouragement and favorite Bible Verses, particularly from trusted and very valued Sisters and Brothers in the faith, are also like gold and silver to your Pastor’s ears. Sister Pauline Rogers recently shared in one of her precious…Keep Reading

Luke 7:3-4 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, November 14, 2020 “GOD’S HAND IN HISTORY” It happened several years ago when our Virginia State Trooper Son got his first K9, Bosco. Pat and I went to visit, and I stepped into the back yard to see this beautiful German Shepherd. My son told me to stand still where I was while he let the dog out of its cage. Suddenly this police dog…Keep Reading

Romans 11:3 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, November 13, 2020 “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!” During this pandemic, the church has faced a challenge. How do we balance faith and science? While we depend on science to guide us as safely as possible, we also trust the rule of our life to God. We…Keep Reading

Ruth 1:16 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, November 12, 2020 “Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go; where you lodge, I will lodge; your people shall be my people, and your God my God.” “Do not press me to leave you or to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go; where you lodge, I will…Keep Reading

Philippians 2:5 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, November 11, 2020 “The Pond of Self-Pity” There is a public and popular fishing spot in many communities. A person would wonder why because not one good fish has ever come out of it. There is also a strange phenomenon associated with it: Even if there are a hundred people fishing, only one person is there. Most of us have been that one at some…Keep Reading

Psalm 42:5-6 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, November 10, 2020 “Why Am I Discouraged” I saw him coming up the walk to our front door. He is not welcome in our house, and he knows it. I hate to say it, but he is a troublemaker, and I was not going to put up with him. The doorbell rang and I opened the door. There he stood, and he even had his…Keep Reading

Acts 8:30 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, November 9, 2020 “Acts 8:30-31 – Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. ‘Do you understand what you are reading?’ Philip asked. ‘How can I,’ he said, ‘unless someone explains it to me?” Our granddaughter once told us about her mother getting confused with the traffic pattern at a school. She said, “We could not find our…Keep Reading

Rev. Nate and Julie Ware Psalm 40:10 For the Scared and the Scarred! “Remember to thank your clergy during the pandemic,” read the headline on the Kingpost Times News’ IN OUR VIEW Tuesday, November 3. As one of those clergy continuing to serve during the present national pandemic, it was gratifying to accept such a fine measure of appreciation for our efforts. Yet, the editorial lacked something. It’s actually our…Keep Reading

Genesis 4:26 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, November 7, 2020 “And as for Seth, to him a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then men began to call on the name of the Lord.” The verse above is the first mention of people calling on the name of the Lord. “Enosh” means man in his weakness. It is in weakness that we are often driven to our knees in prayer….Keep Reading

2nd Corinthians 4:18 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, November 6, 2020 “So, we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” “So, we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2nd Corinthians 4:18 One person carves a…Keep Reading

Matthew 25:40 KJV November 6, 2020 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Today’s Words of Comfort message comes to us from the Rev. Will Shewey, Pastor at Shades of Grace United Methodist Church in Kingsport Matthew 6:25-27 (Jesus said): “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious…Keep Reading

Job 11:16 DEVOTION FOR TODAY, November 5, 2020 “You will surely forget your trouble, recalling it only as waters gone by.” Perhaps Job found those words hard to believe. Whenever he thought that things could not get any worse; they did. Someone has said that when you are at the end of your rope, you should tie a knot and hold on. The lesson of Job is simple, often difficult,…Keep Reading