August is the Sunday of summer. —- sign in front of the O’Fallon Illinois Public Library

“An honest assessment of our lives may well point us to a renewed acquaintance with lament – – – not to live with a deep sense of sorrow but to live with an awareness of our brokenness and our need for mercy.” —- George Hovaness Donigian Want to join me in singing It’s me O…

“If you paid yourself your car payment for 30 years, you’d have $5 million. Hope you liked your car.”—- Dave Ramsey

“Knowledge is the application of information.” – – – Blake Livingood If you understand what I’m telling you, act like it – – – and live a blessed life. —- John 13:17, the Message version We’re drowning in constantly and readily available information. What are you doing with it? We are, after all, United Methodists!

“Enjoy every moment!” — Ruth Morgan Baldwin Neber Scheets, July 29, 1912 – November 4th, 2017 my mom I have come that you might have life and all of its fullness, a more and better life than you could ever imagine! – – – John 10:10b, RDSV

Unless we can confess to ourselves — much less to God — ou sin, how can we experience forgiveness? Unless we are willing to receive the healing grace of God for our own hurts and injustices, we will be unlikely to share it with anybody else. What will our legacy be? — Rosalind C. Hughes

Tim Hansel: “When work becomes a persons all-consuming interest, even if the work is good and necessary, it is idolatry.“—- Tim Hansel, When I Relax I Feel Guilty The Bible: “Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Work six days and do everything you need to do. But the seventh day is a Sabbath…

Unless we can confess to ourselves — much less to God — our sin, how can we experience forgiveness? Unless we are willing to receive the healing grace of God for our own hurts and injustices, we will be unlikely to share it with anybody else. — Rosalind C. Hughes

A prayer — O skilled and gracouis Builder, you have created space for each of us and put out the welcome mat! Free us from from fear so that we can all come home. Amen. — David E. Rainey wrote that, and you and I just prayed it. Now let’s live into it. Together? It’s…

Unless we can confess to ourselves — much less to God — out sin, how can we experience forgiveness? Unless we are willing to receive the healing grace of God for our own hurts and injustices, we will be unlikely to share it with anybody else. What will our legacy be?