Our pastor has COVID. She had been trying to call me but was using my husband's number. I finally connected with her, and when she asked if I would preach the next day on the scripture she was going to use about mustard-seed faith, I knew that I needed more than 24 hours to study... Continue Reading →
A Different Way to Do Ministry: Outside the Walls of the Church
Now that classes are over and I await my grade for the semester, I can exhale and write my blog. I will miss creating 10-15 page essays that keep my mind sharp and healthy. But I also have time to participate in activities at our church. I have long advocated for breaking down the walls... Continue Reading →
Salvation is Still the Goal: Sunday Devotion
Psalm 116: 12-14 (The Message) What can I give back to God for the blessings he’s poured out on me?I’ll lift high the cup of salvation—a toast to God! I’ll pray in the name of God; I’ll complete what I promised God I’d do, and I’ll do it together with his people. Since last March, so many of us have... Continue Reading →
I Always Look for a Silver Lining, and I Found One!
No one could've imagined that we would "go to church" through technology. At our church in Tennessee, we used Facebook live, but I never used it myself to "attend" other churches. For me, live and face-to-face was the only way to really feel that you were in the presence of God. Then, this virus hit,... Continue Reading →
Pulling Down the Walls of Our Temples Would Help: Tale Weaver #259
We cloth our religion in temples With walls that keep us away From ones we think of as sinners Who don't deserve our time of day. But what if we pulled down walls, Worshiping God in the open air. Then we could love on everyone, And we'd find God with us there. God calls on... Continue Reading →
Loneliness Thwarted!
It is Sunday here in beautiful Portimao, Portugal, and Douglas and I have found a church to attend! It is the International Christian Fellowship Church, and it is about a 4-minute ride by car to services. We arrived and were greeted by some wonderful people, all speaking English, for the most part, British English. As... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 