Tag Archives: Faith

Safe on Your Knees

Our Words for the Week are from Turning Point Daily Devotional, (9/15/06). As a group of amateur climbers scaled part of the Matterhorn near Zermatt, Switzerland, a vicious gust of wind came along at a narrow ledge. The guide quickly … Continue reading

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Transfiguration Transition

Notes from the pulpit at Howland (ME) United Methodist Church … Almighty God, You have created the heavens and the earth and made us in Your own image. Teach us to discern Your hand in all Your works and Your … Continue reading

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Prayer Time …

As we build this community prayer platform, we ask the Lord to listen to our petitions with full confidence they not only are heard but acted upon by God according to His holy will. These requests are on my prayer … Continue reading

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It’s Your Camino

I am not a hiker. I have little interest in going on a pilgrimage. I have even less interest in going to Europe. So what attracted me to It’s Your Camino by Kenneth R. Strange Jr.? Well, I promised Ken … Continue reading

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Fishing for People

Dale Carnegie in his How to Win Friends and Influence People., shared this  thought. I felt it would  make an appropriate Words for the Week segment … with a slight addendum. “I often went fishing up in Maine during the … Continue reading

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On the Road of Life

Here are my thoughts from today on the slanty side of the pulpit at Howland (ME) United Methodist Church Lord, open our lips and our mouth will proclaim Your praise. Blessed are You, Creator of all, to You be praise … Continue reading

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Prayer Requests …

As we build this community prayer platform, we ask the Lord to listen to our petitions with full confidence they not only are heard but acted upon by God according to His holy will. These requests are on my prayer … Continue reading

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Five Minute Friday — Experience

It’s time to take five minutes on a specific word prompt and see what comes out: not a perfect post, not a profound post, just five minutes of focused writing. Yes, it’s Five Minute Friday time. The format is simple. … Continue reading

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Man of the Month

Put it on your calendar to visit Amazon tomorrow (Feb. 12). Check out Man of the Month, the latest offering from author Patricia M. Robertson. You won’t be disappointed. This Christian-based romantic comedy is part of Robertson’s Dancing on a … Continue reading

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Our Helper

Our reflection today is from Steven Laman Read Hebrews 13:1-8. So we can confidently say, “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear; what can man do to me?” (verse 6) In most areas of my life, I need … Continue reading

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