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Create a Pure Heart
The cross is the frame of the kite in the UMW’s quadrennial logo. The cross represents the redeeming Love of Jesus that gives us the chance to create a relationship with God. How often do we share Jesus’ redeeming love? Would you like to surprise someone you love with a special gift? For a $5 [...]
Strike!
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on May 14, 2009
Among his many other talents, our Lay Leader, Vance Sullivan is a very skilled bowler on a very skilled bowling team. At this writing, they are participating in a national tournament in Las Vegas. Unlike other things in Vegas, he will not stay there, and I expect to see him and Josette returning soon with [...]
By the Sword
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on March 26, 2009
When they came by night to arrest our Lord, Peter drew his sword and struck. Fortunately he wasn’t lethal. If he had been, the entire future of Christianity would have changed forever. Instead of one captive, the whole leadership would have been hanging on crosses the next day. Good advice to leave it alone and [...]
Memorial Day Sale
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on March 24, 2008
Memorial Day Sale 3/24/2008 The big weekend is upon us. Three days of special events and sales that get us to the backyard, beach or boutique. It’s Memorial Day! The day we are supposed to remember those who gave their lives for our freedoms, and those who continue to do so. There are some solemn [...]
The Moral Dimension of Pandemics
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on November 11, 2003
I read with great interest Bishop Mvume Dandala’s statements on HIV/AIDS in Africa. In it he proposes that the pandemic be viewed as a moral issue. I don’t think that will work. This is not to suggest that there is no moral component to the war on AIDS. There is. But in our society we [...]
Flash and Bang
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on July 20, 2003
It all happened so fast. One day, they seemed perfectly happy, obviously in love. The next . . . one was gone! And then, mysteriously, the other was gone as well. Flash and Bang, the two snails I had recently purchased for my pond, were nowhere to be found. I was frantic. These two snails [...]
Peace, Peace!
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on April 17, 2003
But there is no peace. For all the candle burning, marches, prayer vigils, etc. war happened. The rhetoric of the church seems to have had little effect on either the nation politic or the national polls. A war machine unlike any seen before rolled outnumbered and unchecked to the heart of a country the size [...]
The Donor
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on April 1, 2003
For years I have made it a habit to donate blood. The process doesn’t take long and, who knows, maybe it helped save a life. I was trying to explain all this to my Granddaughter, Rachel, who is three. (You know it was inevitable that I would write something about my grandchildren.) I explained that [...]
What Would Jesus Drive?
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on March 23, 2003
I had the misfortune of watching a morning “news” program the other day. On it was the talking head of a pundit decrying the use of sports utility vehicles (SUV). Her premise was that driving such vehicles supported terrorism by increasing our dependence on Arab oil. As a further means of proving her point, she [...]
To the Martyr
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on October 1, 2002
Who raises their sword to slay the infidel; To kill the heretic and revel in blood? Is God weak begging you to defend; Fearful of the minor slight, sending you for his honor? Is God a child, unaware of danger? Is God frail with no defense? Your sword testifies to God’s impotence. Your acts insult [...]