Give Generously and Receive Gracefully

Ordinarily, in our Church relationships, we talk about the spirit of giving, and it is important to do this. But rarely do we hear any talk about the spirit of receiving. Very few people know how to receive graciously and freely. Very often our pride and our arrogance...

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My chocolate Annie was a board-certified, card-carrying character. New York squirrely and paranoid, Sadie Bowman – Aunt Sada – used to hide her money in safe deposit boxes and jet around town in raggedy thrift store hand-me-downs. That, she’d say, was to keep those...

“Honoring Mothers”

Mother’s Day is the third most celebrated holiday in the world. Only Christmas and Easter are more popular in America. The first Mother’s Day celebrated was organized on May 10, 1908. The purposes of the service were: TO HONOR MOTHERS TO BRING FAMILIES TOGETHER TO...

The Tests of Following Jesus

How would you describe your Christian life? Would you call yourself a believer on Jesus or a follower of Jesus? A believer can be convicted of many things without necessary following his or her beliefs. But a follower of Jesus gives life a narrow focus.   To follow...