– How God Has Helped Us – Sometimes when I’m talking with someone about faith, a question comes up about how do we know whether God really exists. The person asking the question is usually looking for some type of empirical evidence that God exists. It’s a question that many may have. One way we know God exists is based on His presence in our lives. Many Christians have experienced God in their lives. I thought...
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A Prayer Answered, A Call Given During 2013, I suffered from a very rare and serious skin disorder. This disease caused the skin on my arms and legs to blister part. It came on very quickly after I began taking a new drug for my colitis. It was very painful and life threatening. It took 4 doctors to diagnose what I had. Having a chronic incurable disease like colitis was bad enough. This new disease was 10 times worse and...
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– A Story of Tragedy, Resolve, and Faith – Monday, February 25, 2019 marks the 60 year anniversary of the day that the Chestnut Street United Methodist Church burned to the ground. I obviously wasn’t there and perhaps there’s only one of our members who will remember that day. While I was doing research for the church history page for our website, I came upon a fund-raising campaign letter that was written...
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“Cry for help, but will anyone answer you? Which of the angels will help you? Surely resentment destroys the fool, and jealousy kills the simple.” “If I were you, I would go to God and present my case to him. He does great things too marvelous to understand. He performs countless miracles.” Job 5:1-2,8-9 There were many Sundays that I sat in the church pew not feeling good about myself. I felt rage and resentment towards...
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