This will be an introspective journey as we reflect upon the spiritual nature of our interior self/being. I will be reflecting on this “being’s” nature and how it affects our daily living. In the Ephesian scripture, Paul writes about this “inner being” and how it must be nurtured and cared

Where do we come from? What is our destiny? In Jesus – “the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end” – we discover who we truly are, and a glorious destiny.

We build our lives on a solid foundation when we build upon Christ.

We are called to let Christ enlighten us, and then to let the light of Christ shine through us. Early American Christians saw this as a call for our whole nation, that we are to be a beacon of light to the world – a good message for this Independence Day weekend!

Dr. Butcher served at the United Methodist Church of Kent from 1983 to 1992. We welcomed him back as our guest as we continue to celebrate our Bicentennial.

King David was ready to settle down and build a temple. But God rejected the idea. God was not ready to settle down and be perceived as being contained in one spot. God wants to stir us up and to avoid becoming content with the way things are.