By Ward Shope On New Year’s Eve, members of the early Methodist movement would gather together to give thanks to...
New Life Notes
January 9, 2019January 9, 2019
How to Parent a Tween
By Jane Highley Just kidding! I’m NOT the person who should be writing anything with this title. In fact, I...
January 2, 2019January 2, 2019
Reflections on Luke 2:1-20
By Ward Shope Summoned by the king of the day at the most pregnant moment of history, the mortal parents...
December 19, 2018December 19, 2018
Remember Who You’re Not
By Todd Hill I received a text from my wife a couple weeks ago. It simply stated: “Quote from Karis:...
December 11, 2018December 11, 2018
Was It a Night Like This?
By Debbie Shope Were the stars boasting the brilliance of their Creator When the world opened its eyes to the...
December 5, 2018December 5, 2018
Preparation
November 27, 2018November 21, 2018
Inward Religion
By Ward Shope As I was reading outside in the tiled “yard”, I heard the deafening call to prayer begin...
November 7, 2018November 7, 2018
Where Am I Looking?
By Ward Shope Rinsing my hair of shampoo at 5:30 in the morning, the phone rang to urgently call me...
October 24, 2018October 24, 2018
i am n – An Opportunity to Grow
…but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope… (Romans...
October 16, 2018October 16, 2018
A Generosity of the Spirit
By Ward Shope I will never be a philanthropist – at least not in the usual sense of the word. ...
October 9, 2018October 9, 2018
Acquainted with Death
By Charlotte Gleason Robert Frost once wrote, “I have been acquainted with the night / I have walked out in...
October 3, 2018October 3, 2018
What Our Friend Ashley Taught Me
By Todd Hill A few years ago, our family decided to join the Fort Washington Swim Club. Little did I...