This is a loose repeat of an old story: A woman was in a hurry and was speeding. She had cut someone off and had shaken her fists at others. Then she saw the flashing lights … Read More
The “Live a God-Pleasing Life!” Stewardship Program Is Here!!
This month we will be studying the series: “Live a God-Pleasing Life!” in our worship services. We will discuss faith as the foundation for stewardship, for it is only through faith that we can please God. We will … Read More
Weekly Devotional – “The Begets”
I have often wondered as I have grown older, if I have done what God wanted me to do. When I had polio and had been praying to die for some time; I heard a … Read More
Weekly Devotional – “God’s Plans”
I was 12 years and one month old and I was alone and, on a bus, traveling back home from LeRoy, Michigan. It was July 11, 1947 and it must have been late because I … Read More
Weekly Devotional: “Scam Phone Calls”
We have all received them… The phone calls that threaten that Police, Sheriff, IRS, or DEA will be at your house shortly to arrest you if you don’t make arrangements for payment, or that your … Read More
Letter from Rev. Don Gotham – “How Was It?”
“How was it?” is the question I have been most frequently asked since returning from these past months of spiritual renewal leave. I confess I don’t have a one-sentence answer. I sincerely sought Jesus during this time, … Read More
“Running The Race With Endurance”
It was to be my “Swan Song”! My final 5K Run. It was going great, actually better then I could have expected. 3 runs per week, increasing the distance, the endurance and improving my time … Read More
“September” – Weekly Devotional
I have always loved Frank Sinatra’s music. My daughter asked me once, “How many Sinatra albums do you have”? I replied, “How many did he make”? I was not a screaming “Bobby-soxer”, but I always enjoyed his … Read More
“Times of Joy” – Weekly Devotional
Last week the speech Martin Luther King delivered on the night before his assassination in April,1968, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” was talked about. In this speech he talks about the mountaintop and the peaks and … Read More
Lord, It’s All Too Much – Weekly Devotional
Things seemed to be going well, and then Sunday morning was difficult. My husband had not put on the clean clothes I had put out for him, which meant he was going to church in stained … Read More