The day is closely approaching that we can safely and effectively reopen our doors and begin gathering in person again. Bethesda’s Relaunch Team works diligently to consider guidelines and procedures and apply what works best for us. In order to best serve you, they would love to hear your thoughts. Please fill out the survey …
Please see the following information relative to Western District 2020: WHOThe ex-offi cio membership of the District Conference shall be composed of the following: All clergy of the district; and local church personnel as listed (from local churches within the district): lay members of the Annual Conference, church lay leader, chairperson of Church Council, presidents …
Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise.Psalm 96:4 Sitting in his wheelchair at a senior citizens home in Belize, a man joyfully listened as a group of American high school teenagers sang about Jesus. Later, as some of the teens tried to communicate with him, they discovered he couldn’t talk. A stroke had robbed …
“Great faith is the product of great fights. Great testimonies are the outcome of great tests. Great triumphs can only come out of great trials.” – Smith Wigglesworth Each evening, I read my thought for the day to my wife. Last night, as I was reading her my thought on ATTITUDE, I could not help …
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness …
“The Samaritan who road down from Jericho had nothing to do in the morning but follow the highway, and take care that his beast did not stumble of hurt itself, or get tired so that it could not finish the journey…But when he came to the place where that unknown pilgrim lay senseless and bleeding …
Nuclear fission is the breakup of the nucleus of an atom into two lighter nuclei. Occurring primarily in heavy nuclei, this process may take place spontaneously in some cases or may be induced by the excitation of the nucleus with a variety of particles (e.g., neutrons, protons, deuterons, or alpha particles) or with electromagnetic radiation …
“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat – for he grants sleep to those he loves. Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring …
“Father, I am seeking: I am hesitant and uncertain, but will you, O God, watch over each step of mine and guide me.” – Saint Augustine As a Christian, there is great joy in knowing that we do not have to fumble through life trying to find our own way. A passage that I use …
“One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer Over the past several weeks, we have been hearing and reading a lot of opinions about what our reaction should be in light of the COVID-19 virus. We know that it is essential that we to our part in “social distancing” and …