by afladmin | Jun 26, 2025
By: The Rev. Ron McKeon Over two-thousand years ago, a young unmarried girl who became pregnant risked disaster. Unless the father of the child agreed to marry her, she would probably remain unmarried for the rest of her life. If her own father rejected her, she could...
by afladmin | Jun 26, 2025
By: The Rev. Michael Hinton When we compare ourselves to others we get into trouble because we seldom see ourselves as others see us (or as God see us, for that matter). The Pharisee in this passage compared himself to others. He obviously knew the law because most of...
by afladmin | Jun 26, 2025
By: The Rev. Joanne Mumley Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against thee in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved thee with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We...
by afladmin | Jun 26, 2025
By: The Rev. Joanne Mumley “The grounding of evangelism in pastoral care is…an expression of God’s care for the salvation of Christ’s lambs.” The care for a soul is one of delicate and consistent movement towards trusting in Him who laid His life down for our sin. In...
by afladmin | Jun 26, 2025
By: The Rev. Joanne Mumley When she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, `Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. In...
