There are so many good things happening at Wesley and we are excited to share the good work of God here.  On November 11 we will have one worship service of celebration at 11:15, sing some patriotic songs and hear testimonies from several folks whose lives are being changed by God.  After church we plan…

From the final chapter of Admiral William H. McRaven's MAKE YOUR BED:  Never, ever quit. "If you  fill your days with pity, sorrowful for the way you have been treated, bemoaning your lot in life, blaming your circumstances on someone or something else, then life will be long and hard.  If on the other hand, you…

Chapter Nine: Give people hope When we were studying Philippians together, we talked about how the church started. Paul and Silas in prison singing together became a witness to the community and to the men about the absolute faithfulness of God. It gave everyone hope. In chapter nine of his book MAKE YOUR…

Chapter 8 Rise to the occasion. "I could never..." So many times I have heard someone say those words declaring they were not able to accomplish something. I used to get so nervous standing in front of a group to speak it would make me nauseous. How did I overcome the fear? At first I stood…

Chapter 7 " Stand up to bullies" There will always be people who try to use power to get their own way. Christians should learn how to stand up against power brokers. On the playground when we were little, it meant taking the risk of getting whipped, in front of everyone else. As you might have…

Are we supposed to take a risk? Jesus does. He takes s huge risk on Peter. Every trip to Jerusalem was a bit risky, and the last one cost him his life. Why did he do it? Why would he go to Jerusalem when He knew full well they would kill him. All risks have…

Chapter 6 Failure can make you stronger Not everything in life works out exactly the way you have planned. In fact my plans so rarely work just right my kids ask why do you keep making those plans. Honestly, I have become better at making adjustments than at making the original plan, and maybe that is…

Chapter five "Life's not fair. Drive on." Seal team trainers would randomly pick one recruit out of the bunch and shout, "sugar cookie." The recruit would have to roll around in the sand and pile sand on his head and in his trousers and run around all day like a "sugar cookie."…

Only the size of your heart matters. The next chapter in Make your Bed seems straight out of Samuel, like it is a story about David. Israel cries out for a king to be like other nations and God says no. They continue to cry out and God says fine. He gives them Saul and…

Chapter two of MAKE YOUR BED Get a paddle buddy. In training for Navy Seals, men would be put on a team of six to paddle a raft often through the night and deliberately in inclement weather. Over the many weeks of training it was inevitable that someone would get sick. You could…