Tag: ministry

• Henry’s Story

  Henry is one of my heroes. I knew Henry for a total of about twelve years, starting in 2000. He wasn’t a perfect person. He had one significant flaw that I knew of – not being punctual. He lived by his internal clock, not his watch. But he taught me more about forgiveness, kindness, and…

  Marian

  April 14, 2015

  God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  absolute commitment to serving God, accomplishments, Adventures in Hospitality, auction, auctioneer, clown, clown ministry, clowning, Country Comforts, forgiveness, friends, God’s love, God-given gifts, guardian, guardianship, heart transplant, Henry, Henry and Bob, Henry Hall, hospitality, kindness, legal guardian, life calling, life challenges, life changes, listening for God, love your neighbor, ministry, organ transplant, parsonage, Peter Rooster, reflections, rooster, serving God, spirituality, Willerup, Willerup United Methodist Church

• Helping Someone

  Last Thursday I participated in the worship service in the County Jail again. There were 11 of us women sitting together in the circle – the chaplain, myself, and nine inmates. The New Testament reading was the last chapter of Romans. We went around the circle, each of us reading one verse. Here’s how the…

  Marian

  January 28, 2013

  God’s Love, Jail Ministry, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  change in my life, God’s love, helping others, helping someone, jail ministry, kindness, life calling, life challenges, life changes, listening for God, love your neighbor, ministry, personal ministry, reflections, spirituality, talking with God

• Remembering My Mom – and Yesterday’s Sermon – on Memorial Day

  My earliest memory of Memorial Day is going to the cemetery with my mom to put flowers on the graves of my grandparents. I remember asking her, “Why are we putting flowers on their graves? They weren’t soldiers.” And she responded, “Memorial Day is for remembering everyone we love who has died.” With that conversation…

  Marian

  May 28, 2012

  Life’s Challenges, Reflections, Uncategorized

  God’s love, helping others, life challenges, Memorial Day, ministry, new insights, old letters, personal ministry, reflections, seasons, spirituality, whispering winds