Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, February 20 By Dr. David Craig, March 22, 2017 Talk to Yourself Read: John 14:16, 26 Recently I toured a prison on Robben Island, one hour from off the coast of South Africa. I asked the guide, who was a former prisoner there, how he dealt with […]
Daily Lent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, February 19 By Nina Rice, February 9, 1978 Re-Evaluation of Self Read: Luke 12:31 “But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.” During this time of study and re-evaluation, perhaps it should also be a time of […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family February 18, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade You gotta walk that lonesome valley, You gotta walk it by yourself; For nobody else can walk it for you. You gotta walk it by yourself. (Woodie Guthrie) Creator of Darkness, this morning we had only begun […]
Daily Lenten Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, February 18 By Rev. Tim Best Confession Read Daniel 9:1-14 Confession is good for the soul, but it is not easy. The human ability to resist confession is nearly instinctual. Confession is a vulnerable act wherein we name our shortcomings, our needs, and the temptations that endanger […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family February 17, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade In your darkness there is no darkness. With you, O Lord, the deepest night is as clear as the day. (Taize chant) Come, evening, come! The sky turns to ash and we recall wisdom’s teaching that there […]
Daily Lenten Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, February 17, Morning By Nancy Zirkle, March 6, 2019 Forgiveness Read Psalm 31 As we begin the season of Lent, consider what comes between you and God. Confession causes us to face our actions and thoughts, thereby making it frightening. However, it can also be a bridge […]
Daily Lenten Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, February 17, Evening By Rev. Pat Clendenen, Visitation Pastor, March 26, 2017 Transformation Read Isaiah 58:1-12 The Israelites of Isaiah’s day had a handle on rituals. Sackcloth, ashes, and fasting were something they had mastered. Yet, it never changed their behavior. Amazingly, they wondered why things stayed […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family February 16, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Designer of the Filmy Moon, the Evening Wind, and the Quiet Stars, somewhere out there you are watching, you are listening. And though some may think it foolish, we know you have dreams we may each fulfill […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family February 15, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope. Because of the […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family February 11, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade As the sun disappears behind the heavy clouds, our prayers of thanksgiving rise to you, Loving God. Looking heavenward, our hearts teem with abundant gratitude for even the smallest things which, in our haste, we may have […]
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