Abraham and Sarah have this habit. I wonder if we recognize it, in ourselves. This habit of trying to solve their own problems, answer their own prayers, write their own endings. God is never moving fast enough for them. God is not doing what they want God to do when they want God to do…
Have you ever visited with a friend who went out of their way to make you feel welcome? When you came for a meal, they knew you needed low salt food or that you are allergic to strawberries, they knew you are shying away from red meat or that dairy makes you sick. The food…
Typically, in the summer, television ratings dip a bit. You see, you and I are out in the evening on a walk or away on vacation. We are watching the fireflies turn on their lights and the stars peek out. Or at least, some of us. But I can imagine that this particular week, many…
Hagar’s Hope (CARDBOARD TESTIMONIES) August 13, 2017 WGUMC Genesis 16 Jeremiah 29:11 By Pastor Shirley Daddario Families go through troubles. Sometimes we are the cause, sometimes troubles happen. In the book of Genesis in chapter 16 what happened was clear. Abram and Sarai were worn out with worry. Abram’s deepest heart’s desire for heirs wasn’t…
Listen for these words of seeking promises in the dark: “Since 49 or 50 [years old], this terrible sense of loss – this untold darkness – this loneliness – this continual longing for God – which gives me that pain deep down in my heart – darkness is so much that I really do not…
Her name was Miss Ruth. We were working on her home with Good Works for a summer mission week. She sat in her wheelchair with limited access, in a house without the width to navigate such a device. She watched with gratitude, chatting kindly with us, and offering us Kool-Aid. Our job that week was…
It was thousands of years ago that the Cushites built the Tower of Babel, but they were not alone. It was 700 years before the birth of Christ that Great Wall of China was begun. The last construction of the 6,000-kilometer fortification was completed in the Ming dynasty by 1644. The London Tower was begun…
Millions of people have sought the secrets to their background in services like ancestory.com. Sending away their check swabs and information, hoping to learn more about from where they have come. Am I really English? Does my background include family members who are Portuguese or Liberian? People are looking for who they are. They want…
There is a story told of when God first made the world, nothing turned out right, so God decided to start all over again. When the animals heard about this, they were frightened. They decided to ask God not to end the world. But none of them knew where God lived, so they all flew…
“Like One Of Us” When a new little one is born, families often play the game, “Who does this beloved child look like?” Maybe he has his daddy’s nose or his mommy’s eyes. One cousin sees the great grandmother in the furrowing of the brow and another claims to be sure that uncle is the…