BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family March 24, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Caring Comrade, as the steady moon stands watch and evening floats in upon our harried world, you bid us come home to you. You stand at the door in welcome, inviting us to pull up a chair […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, March 24 By Mr. and Mrs. Earl S. (Margaret) Ailor, March 3, 1980 Strength for the Day Read: Romans 8:28 NIV “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him…” As 1979 began we had many things to be […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family March 23, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Ah the blessed half-light is slipping in! We praise you, Eternal One, for another day full of your glories! Even if we only spied a small portion your splendor, it was sufficient to fill our hearts with […]
If you haven’t had a need for a Stephen Minister, you may not know what powerful work this 15-person ministry of Church Street does, or that their work has expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic. They call themselves the “after” people, comforting grieving church members after a loved one dies or crisis occurs. After the ministers […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, March 23 By Mr. and Mrs. Tom (Mary Ruth) Fonville, March 18, 1980 Where is Thy Sting? Read: John 3:16; 1 Corinthians 15:55 “For God so loved the world that he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believed in Him should not die but have eternal […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family March 22, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Song of the Late Hours, you bid us set aside the tools of our trade and enter the holy space at dusk. As the sun heads for its bedroom, we turn our ears to your melody that […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, March 22 By Charles E. Naff, February 17, 1978 The Constant Love of Christ Read: Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and today and forever.” Recently, I observed a bumper-sticker which read, “Jesus Christ is coming again soon and boy is He mad.” As Christians, we […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, March 21, Evening By Ann Dooley Parsons, April 12, 1979 He Will Take Your Guilt Away Read Isaiah 53:4-6 In Isaiah 53, we see a striking description of the suffering Christ. But doesn’t this also depict humanity in its sin? Look at the words — sorrows, griefs, […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, March 21, Morning By Betty Craig, April 14, 1976 O Death, Where is Thy Sting? Read 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 Many individuals make tremendous impacts upon our lives. Often it is not until their death that we, through reminiscence, begin to fully realize what they meant to us […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, March 20 By Mrs. Mamie Lee Finger, Jr., February 19, 1978 Life Within You and Me Read: John 1-17 “In him was life, and the life was the light of men. …He came to bear witness to the light,… that all might believe. …And the Word became […]
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