“Fantasy football looks a lot better than the fantasy of actual football,” writes Nate Jackson in Sports Illustrated. “I played in the NFL from 2003 through ’08 and was never on anyone’s big board, ” he continues in the September 16, 2013 issue.  A backup tight end and special-teamer for the Broncos, his “name wasn’t spoken by analysts. …

Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton preached in our Sunday services recently. The second thing that impressed me happened during the offering. As the ushers were bringing it forward to the altar table, Bishop Keaton leaned over and slipped a check into the offering plate. He was our guest. But he knew Whose house it was.

    Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.  They are new every morning;      great is your faithfulness. — Lamentations 3:22 & 23 (New International Version) Yesterday’s socks. Yesterday’s coffee mug. Yesterday’s…you get the idea.  There are some things that belong to yesterday. We start today with…

“It’s not wrong to have strong emotions, but when I let them affect my words and actions, they sometimes get out of control. I need your Holy Spirit to take charge over my emotions, Lord. Help me give the control over to you. As I do that and check my reactions against your Word, I know…

“It’s not wrong to have strong emotions, but when I let them affect my words and actions, they sometimes get out of control. I need your Holy Spirit to take charge over my emotions, Lord. Help me give the control over to you.” — 365 Pocket Prayers for Graduates, page 181 Our old friend John…

“It’s not wrong to have strong emotions, but when I let them affect my words and actions, they sometimes get out of control. I need your Holy Spirit to take charge over my emotions, Lord.” — 365 Pocket Prayers for Graduates, page 181 The first sentence of this excerpt from this prayer is the diagnosis. The…

“It’s not wrong to have strong emotions, but when I let them affect my words and actions, they sometimes get out of control.” — 365 Pocket Prayers for Graduates, page 181 By itself that sentence is an honest Prayer of Confession that applies to many situations you and I know.   It’s from a book our Member…

Bishop Jonathan D. Keaton preached in our Sunday services recently. My first glimpse of him was at our office conference table.  His open Bible, hymn book and sermon manuscript were spread around him.  He was marking out words on his papers, making additions and corrections. Later that morning, as he preached from that week’s lectionary texts, he included two…

“We believe all sorts of things about ourselves.  What the Gospel does is confront our version of our story with God’s version of our story,” writes Rob Bell in his book, Love Wins. What does your version of your story look like? What does God’s version of your story look like? Don’t race too quickly…

Rob Bell writes in his book Love Wins, “We believe all sorts of things about ourselves. What the Gospel does is confront our version of our story with God’s version of our story.” What might God’s version of your story be like? Give that some prayerful thought. See you back here tomorrow.