by Larry Sterling In my meditation today, the Spirit asked me the question, “Which do you think is most important to me, Baptism in the Holy Spirit or Salvation of souls?” At, first I was perplexed at the question and this lead me into a lingering period of introspection of my personal motives for preaching […]

An old friend is in the hospice. He was the administrative bishop in Kansas who appointed me to my first church. Though only 62 cancer has brought him to the door of eternity. We often walk through life with little thought of the way our lives i…

I’m a people watcher. I can sit at a mall or in a public park for hours and just watch people walk by. I love to watch how people interact with one another, how they laugh and how they cry. When I see someone crying, especially children, it makes me…

I’ve finally found the opportunity to get to the library at the bustling metropolis of Maple Creek, SK (town of about 1000) which is only about one-half-hour from the camp ground.http://diamondwillowretreat.ca/Diamond_Willow/Welcome.htmlWe are located …

e.e. cummings wrote: “Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.” I found a blog by a young man identified as Pat. He states:Are you a question answerer by nature? I have come to believe with all of my heart that it is a profound…

Its amazing how much our bodies are connected. I recently awoke with a fever of 103.2 degrees which held on for two full days. I thought nothing of it because my daughters had previously had much higher temperatures. And I had no other symptoms. I …

I am now officially Methodist…sort of. I recently took a job in the communications department of Asbury United Methodist in Madison, AL. Changes are always interesting, but this is one that I am excited about. Leaving College Park after seven years i…