Andrews UMC

“If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.” Lewis Carroll (Author of “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland”) This quote is similar to another quote that I have used by Zig Ziglar, “if you aim at nothing, you’ll hit it every time.”  We would all...

Everyday we make decisions.  If we really thought about it, it would probably blow our minds just how many decisions we make in a day.  Some decisions carry more weight than others.  Some are a big deal and some are not.  Some we can make without really thinking about...

For the “Tale of Two Covenants” finale, it is fitting that it would be close to Valentine’s Day.  There are several legends of a “St. Valentine” or multiple “St. Valentines”.  One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome....

As a parent, one of the most agonizing and painful things that I can think of would be losing a child.  Death at any age is difficult, but when people die young it’s harder to deal with.  Even when it’s not someone that you know or are close to, it’s devastating.  One...

Okay, here is the “Tale of Two Covenants” Part 2 or Covenant 2.  Covenant 2 sounds like a horror movie. Sorry that I put that mental image in your head.  I know you probably never thought of that, but again I’m just weird that way.  Of course there is nothing horrific...

A Tale of Two Cities is an 1859 historical novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.  I know what you’re thinking.  With an opening line like that it means this devotional is going to be really exciting. (Sarcasm...

As I’ve shared in previous devotionals, my mother had a lot to do with my spiritual formation.  She attended church all her life, but didn’t feel that she was a true follower of Jesus or believer until I was about 9 or 10 years old.  So, she was probably in her late...

Happy New Year! I hope that you all had a Merry Christmas and wonderful holiday season.  For many, the New Year represents an opportunity for a fresh new start.  New Years resolutions are a common theme this time of year.  New Years resolutions usually revolve around...

We will be unwrapping and unboxing a lot of stuff this weekend.  Tis the season to tear into packages.  We carefully wrap them and then rip them apart with exuberant anticipation.  According to several sources about 13% of Christmas gifts are returned to stores every...

Ok, I had one of my weird dreams last night.  You know one of those dreams that’s like “where did that come from?” The basic gist of the dream was that I was being hired to produce a movie, which is unusual because I’ve never had a desire to be a movie producer.  I...

Okay last week I had to land the plane before my devotional turned into a book, so I wanted to pick up where we left off with the Apostle Paul’s plan to “combat anxiety”, which comes from Philippians 4:6-9. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by...

How many of you get into a “funk” during or after the holidays?  Being “in a funk” can happen at any time, but I’m particularly susceptible during the Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons.  Part of the reason is because I love this time of year so much; I don’t want it...