Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, March 2 By Rev. William H. Balch, March 15, 1979 The Call Worth Answering Read: Luke 14:16-24 The teachings of our Lord are very real in our present day. I would like to share a parable that is written in response to the one found in Luke’s […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family March 1, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade O Fountain of Life, the sky above is gunmetal gray, matching the grayness of our outlook. But in evening’s sinking light, we can still make out the gnarled bark of the barren trees glistening in the falling […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, March 1 By Mrs. Gladys Phillips, March 12, 1978 Prayer Read Matthew 6:9-13; 6:7-8, Mark 1:35, Luke 18:1; 6:12, Matthew 7:7-8; 7:11; 6:6 Dr. Frank Laubach called prayer “The mightiest force in the world,” yet it is said to be the most neglected practice among Christians. One […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, February 28, Evening By Jim Kennedy, March 7, 1979 Dedication of Ourselves Read Matthew 20:25-28 Were we to be called on to list those ideals which have made this nation great among all nations, we might list its citizens’ devotion to liberty, freedom, independence, justice, mercy, honor, […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, February 28, Morning By Grace Parkhill, February 27, 1980 Today — As You Make It Read John 10:10b “…I came that they may have life and have it more abundantly.” “Every morning lean thine arms awhile Upon the window sill of heaven And gaze upon thy […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, February 27 By Gene Flinter, April 2, 2017 The Companion Read: John 14:15-17 NIV “If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, February 26 By Rev. Frank M. “Bob” Bostick, April 6, 1979 Preparation Through Giving? Read: Romans 12:1-2 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family February 25, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade O Changeless One, it seems strange that you are also the Author of Change, but as evening glides in on its dark expansive wings, we ponder what particular changes you may be asking us to consider this […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, February 25 By Dr. Allison R. Ensor, April 7, 1977 Young Goodman Brown Read: Romans 12:21 “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” One of my favorite nineteenth-century short stories is Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown.” Set in or near Salem, Massachusetts […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family February 24, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade We can just make out the remnants of this pristine day through the last of the mottled clouds on the skyline. We thank you that you do not keep winter’s beauty to yourself, but share it so […]
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