PEARL STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

"For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace." — Romans 8:6 (ESV) Not long ago, at L...

“You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word.” – Psalm 119:114   Have you ever escaped into a good book? Maybe you're...

“Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.” — Isaiah 1:17...

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28 (NIV) Where do you go when you need to take a...

"Then he said to them all: 'Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.'" — Luke...

"Jesus said to them again, 'Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.'" — John 20:21 (NRSV) Locked doors, shaken...

"And God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light." — Genesis 1:3 (NRSV) This morning, I awoke to a quiet, dark house. As I...

“Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.” — Psalms 105:1 (NIV) In a world saturated...

“I love You, O Lord, my strength.” — Psalm 18:1 There’s a trembling vulnerability in saying “I love you” for the first time. Even when...

"My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because...

“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not...

“O taste and see that the Lord is good; happy are those who take refuge in him.” —Psalm 34:8 (NRSV) I never thought of myself as a picky...

“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.” – 1 John 4:9...

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” — Matthew 5:9 (NIV) Peace often feels like a distant dream in a...

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” — Matthew 5:8 (NRSV) “To see God” —what a staggering promise. In a world clouded...

“I took my troubles to the Lord; I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.” – Psalm 120:1 (NLT) There’s something timeless about...

“I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” —Philippians...

“ 'And He put all things [in every realm] in subjection under Christ’s feet, and appointed Him as [supreme and authoritative] head over...

“Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and...

"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time." 1 Peter 5:6 NIV When the boys were little,...