Author Archives: mlcoffice
And the Fruit of the Spirit…
Today at the food bank, we gave out a lot of food to a lot of families. People were already lined up in front of the building and waiting at 3:00 even though we don’t open until 4:00. Some individuals … Continue reading
“Honor Your Father and Your Mother…”
This morning my two sweet grand daughters woke me up, trying not to spill the hot cup of coffee which they’d carefully brought to me. “Happy Mother’s Day, Oma,” they giggled. “You don’t have to get up yet, but we … Continue reading
The Biggest Giver
“I will abundantly bless her provision; I will satisfy her poor with bread.” Psalm 132:15 Last week was the second “Idaho Gives” Day here in McCall hosted at the Manchester Ice Center. It is a day which allows people to … Continue reading
Evening Blessings
This day began with so many promises and blessings. Dawn broke, light came, the sun rose higher, the clouds moved. With daylight came the blessing of being alive and enjoying life in one of the prettiest places on earth. There … Continue reading
Morning Blessings
In the beginning, in the time of creation when there was only darkness and chaos, God’s Spirit hovered over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.” He had not yet made … Continue reading
Post Easter Snow
This evening I watch the snow coming down. It’s a spring snow, wet and heavy, more rain really than anything. The flurry of flakes drifts first one way and then another. Sometimes it stops altogether but then starts again, drifting … Continue reading
Easter Week Saturday: The Seal
The day after Jesus was crucified and buried in the tomb must have been another terrible day for his disciples. The Bible says nothing about them on that day, but surely they were in complete shock and traumatized by Jesus’ … Continue reading
Good Friday: The Cross And Beyond
Were You There This African American spiritual was made popular by Johnny Cash . It is a song of both deep sorrow and great hope – the death and burial of Jesus in the knowledge that three days later, He … Continue reading
Easter Week Thursday: Washing Feet
Big Jim’s feet told the story. It was hard to miss them. They hung over the bottom of the bed by at least six inches. Jim was a tall man and had probably never found a bed to fit him, … Continue reading
EASTER WEEK: WEDNESDAY
Only a little is known about how Jesus spent the last Wednesday of His earthly life. Mark 14:1 states that “After two days it was the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread”, placing it as the 14th of Nissan … Continue reading