Andrews UMC

Okay this is the finale for our “Misfits & Rejects” series, and I’ve saved the best for last. This person is the most rejected person in history. He could be in the misfit category as well only because he is not what people were expecting. But before I get to that...

If I’m not careful this series is going to turn into a 15-parter, so I better start winding this thing up over the next couple of weeks. Sorry, this one is going to be a little longer than usual. I thought about making it into two posts, but it just flows better as...

As we have learned in this series and by experience, human beings all have issues. We are dysfunctional. No one is immune to making bad decisions or giving into temptation. Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 10:13 that “No temptation has overtaken you except what is...

Okay, last week I took a brief pause in this series, “Misfits & Rejects”, to clarify that the word “rejects” in the title doesn’t mean rejection from God. If there is any rejecting going in our relationship with God, it is the other way around. When we are...

Before we go any further with this “Misfits & Rejects” series, I just wanted to clarify that “rejects” in the title is not referring to rejection from God, which I’ll elaborate on in a minute, but it refers to those people that are rejected by men, our society and...

If we read the Bible, it doesn’t take long for human behavior to fall out of step with God’s plan and make a mess of things. Only three chapters into His/story and we’ve already blown it deciding that the grass was greener on the other side. As a result of their...

When I’m asked in a survey, questionnaire, poll, or social “get to know you” mixer what my favorite book is, I always say the Bible. Not because I’m trying to sound super spiritual, but because it is literally the book that I love and have read the most. I’ve been...

In an age where everything is being questioned, redefined, deconstructed, and turned on its ear, we (Christians-believers) shouldn’t be surprised that what God says in the Bible is on the chopping block too, probably even more so. As we have discovered in our study,...

In 2005 Christian Smith an American Sociologist at Notre Dame and the director of the “National Study of Youth and Religion” wrote a book called “Soul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual lives of American Teenagers”. Part of his research for the book included a...

Genesis 3 is titled by most Biblical translations as “The Fall”, as in the “fall of man”. It was an event that brought sin and evil into the world. It changed everything about our human existence and relationship with God the Father. The devil or serpent was right in...

"Did God really say that?" Series Part 1: All children naturally test their parents’ boundaries, commands, and instructions. It’s one of the joys of parenting. Sometimes kids want to know what they can get away with. As parents we hopefully learn how to effectively...

Earlier in this series and on our blog page I use the album cover (above) from Keith Green’s 1978 release “No Compromise” as a series theme image. I’ve included it in today’s devotional as well, so you can see it again. It’s a powerful illustration of a man who stands...