Archive for category Pastor’s Articles
Evolution
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on July 18, 2002
When I was a kid, a lot of my toys were built from scratch. For raw materials I would go to the garbage bin at the food market and retrieve wooden fruit crates. Once I broke them down, I could use the boards to make a stick horse, or better yet, a scooter! Yes! just [...]
Dairy Beloved
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on June 1, 2002
Bishop Ricardo Pereira Diaz of the Methodist Church of Cuba was our special guest at Annual Conference He told us this story. One of his pastors was on his way from one poor, rural church to another church. He was riding his donkey on a lonely road at night. The moon was full and after [...]
God Is My Co-Pilot….but Palm Is My Pilot
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on May 2, 2002
I’ve got this electronic gizmo on my belt that is supposed to keep me current with all the things I can’t remember. Things like phone numbers, names, places and places I’m supposed to be. It’s got birthdays and businesses, meetings and memos. I can download a map to anyplace USA so I don’t get lost. [...]
The Nonprofit
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on March 1, 2002
Occasionally, as I go visiting elderly people or elderly homes, I notice an item on the kitchen wall. It’s round and gold, and has a button-like thing in the middle. It has no apparent purpose to the casual observer, but for me it evokes memories of stressful times past. The item is a fire alarm, [...]
Ma Fishes
Posted by revlev in Pastor's Articles on February 21, 2002
Last summer we installed a garden pond at our house. Actually, there are two ponds, one above the other with a waterfall between them. We have attempted to put fish in these ponds with varying degrees of success. Some have not adjusted to their new home, others were evicted by local felines. None-the-less, we have [...]