Peakland UMC

from Peakland United Methodist Church in Lynchburg, Va.

Trusting God At All Times Daily Devotional. Our devotional today is from our Office Manager, Kim Ness. Kim says, "My grandmother spent more than 30 years as the secretary at the largest Southern Baptist Church in my hometown of Manassas. The preacher she worked alongside for most of that tenure was Dr. Edward Bratcher. He was the son of Southern Baptist Missionaries and spent much of his childhood in Rio De Janerio, Brazil.

Dr. Bratcher had a passion for the mission field and even though he spent his career as a church preacher, he still took time out of his busy ministry to go on mission trips every year. This elephant was a gift to my grandmother when he returned from one of his trips. This trip was to South Africa, during the time of apartheid. This hand-carved elephant is made out of African ebony. "

Trusting God At All Times Daily Devotional. Andrew reflects on active engagement with reading scripture and the celebration of Purim in some Jewish communities.

Trusting God At All Times Daily Devotional. I told a story in last Sunday’s sermon that some people connected to and I have been encouraged to share it as a daily devotion, so, here goes….

The year 1990 started well and ended badly. Our first child was born after more than 10 years of marriage and we brought him home to great celebration. Two days later, after taking our first outing just to get out of the house, we came home to a burglarized house.

Trusting God At All Times Daily Devotional

Trusting God At All Times Daily Devotional. Gene Carter was a special friend. Our relationship began with him as my District Superintendent, The role of DS has changed since then, but 30 years ago that made Gene my supervisor. He saw in me things I did not see for myself - good things, ministry things, and he took me under his wing. A few years later, when our daughter was born, Gene traveled from Roanoke to Richmond to baptize her and now that he is gone, that remains one of the most special experiences of the ministry we shared together.

Trusting God At All Times Daily Devotional. Andrew explores the feelings of his dog taking a solo, unplanned adventure through the neighborhood.

from Peakland United Methodist Church in Lynchburg, Va

Trusting God At All Times Daily Devotional. So… my family and I had an uncommon experience last week and I want to tell you about it.

We were doing things about 100 miles apart. I was spending my day at church and my wife and daughter were doing things in another city more than 100 miles away. My phone rings and my daughter’s voice says, “Guess what?”

Trusting God At All Times Daily Devotional. Andrew shares a moment that made his week involving one of the preschool students, and how the smallest gestures can make the largest difference.