I’m hungry! I’ve opened the refrigerator three times and unthinkingly reached for snacks twice and it’s not even 10:30. Today is a day of fasting here at Bethany as we prepare to kick off our search for a new discipleship pastor. As elders, we recognize the need to be prayer dependent. In fact, prayer is one of our church values. Prayer Dependent: Every idea, effort, and decision is dependent upon God, as expressed in humble, reliant prayer. So many times,…
I woke up this morning at 3:30 AM. I’ve been doing that a bit lately, I’m not sure why. Usually I fall right back off to sleep. But this morning, I thought about passion week. “I wonder what Jesus was doing right now.” And it occurred to me, as it has many times in the past, that Good Friday was not so good for Jesus. This year, passion week has had a deeper impact on me than usual since it’s…
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. ― Winston S. Churchill This year I’m listen through the Bible using the YouVersion Bible App. It’s really cool. Anytime I’m traveling or have a bit of down time, I can take out my phone and have the Bible read to me like an audio book. I’m listening to “The Message”, which isn’t actually a Bible translation at all, but a paraphrase in contemporary language. …