Lifestyles
Devotional: Missed opportunities
It seems like just last year that I was watching and commenting on the Olympics. Oh, yes…, it ...
Lifestyles
Devotional — ‘Honor the King’
The authority structure in America is in disarray, how are we to respond to the growing disrespect towards ...
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Devotional — ‘A complete worship’
When the Steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from ...
Lifestyles
Prayer for guidance and peace
When I was a youngster in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, my family taught me to pray The ...
Columns
Are we chasing the right newness?
Is it too late to give a “Happy New Year?” You might think so. It is several weeks ...
Lifestyles
Are we missing something?
Religious legalism is oppressive and robs many people of joy. But what about traditions, routines and even habits, ...
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Devotional — Epiphany
“When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that ...
Lifestyles
The navigators: Charting a course for life
There are in scripture several examples of lives well-lived. These individuals, many of whom were prophets, possessed a ...
Lifestyles
We still need a Redeemer
With our phones, our warm houses, our cars and our computers, we feel contented and independent. It seems ...
Lifestyles
Column — Grace this Christmas
Is it really so hard to get along with one another? Are you concerned about how your Christmas ...
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Spending our time
And Jesus said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s ...
Lifestyles
Our goal: Purification of the soul
In our complex society, we are constantly reminded through the ubiquitous presence of advertising that we “need so-and-so.” ...
Lifestyles
Thanksgiving opportunities
I’d like to share with you why I think Thanksgiving is the most important holiday of the year. ...
Lifestyles
‘Roots of endurance’
We will soon be celebrating Thanksgiving Day. It is good to reflect back and recognize the sovereign hand ...
Lifestyles
Stopping
Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your ...
Lifestyles
The power of prayer
“Seek God’s help with patient perseverance and prayer: It is indeed hard, except for those who bring a ...
Lifestyles
Facing change
This is that glorious time of the year that reminds us in sweet colors that change is with ...
Lifestyles
‘Drink it in’
As I am sure with many of you, I treasure the Psalms, especially the ones written by King ...
Lifestyles
It is good
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, 2 the earth was a ...
Lifestyles
Take time to smell the flowers
I don’t know about you, but I live in a hurry, and when I try to do things, ...
Lifestyles
Conflicted about conflict?
“But (Jesus) turned and said to Peter, ‘Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; ...
Lifestyles
Charity: Key to healthy community life
Living the hustle and bustle of our daily life, we seldom stop to consider the source of the ...
Lifestyles
Fly or bee?
In the last year-and-a-half society has changed. We have been living with a threat hanging over our heads. ...
Lifestyles
Following Jesus’ way
Something that has truly puzzled me lately is how some people seem to think that if they are ...
Lifestyles
Finding hope in a hard season
Though the fig tree should not blossom And there be no fruit on the vines, Though the yield ...
Lifestyles
Lessons from the Sermon on the Mount
Then Jesus began to speak, and taught them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs ...
Lifestyles
Striving with his guidance
The challenges that face us can sometimes bring thoughts of hopelessness. From personal difficulties to global warming, man ...