Then Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Don’t you not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until you find it? And when you find it, you joyfully puts it on your shoulders and goes home. Then you call you friends and neighbors together and say, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
(Luke 15:3-7, NIV)

Pentecost 5

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Rehoboth Beach, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, USA

and

Rev. Melinda Ludy ministering with MCC Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Luke 15-16
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2015-16&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Whom have I in heaven but You?
And earth has nothing I desire besides You.
(Psalm 73:25, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA (Church Anniversary, Jun. 20, 1982)

and

Dr. Rev-Teresa-Tygart ministering with MCC Washington DC, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 72-74
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2072-74&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and God’s love is made complete in us.
(1 John 4:12, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Kampala, Kampala, Uganda

and

Rev. Bodhi Kahlil Der Parunakian ministering with MCC Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Ezekiel 7-12
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%207-12&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

God has given freely to the poor,
Your righteousness endures forever;
(Psalm 112:9a, CSB)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Sunshine Cathedral MCC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA (Church Anniversary Jun 18, 1971)

and

Rev. Dr. Pat Langlois ministering with MCC UCC in the Valley, North Hollywood, California, USA (First Sunday as Pastor, Jun. 18, 2017)

Through the Bible in a year:
Proverbs 5-6
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs%205-6&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
(Ephesians 4:2-3, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, USA (Church Anniversary Jun 17, 1980)

and

James Hartman ministering with MCC of Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Ephesians 4-6
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%204-6&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

I ask for your help, Eternal God,
and you will keep me safe.
Morning, noon, and night
you hear my concerns
and my complaints.
(Psalm 55:16-17, CEV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Il Cherchio (The Circle), Milan, Italy

and

Rev Kelly Crenshaw ministering with New Light MCC, Hagerstown, Maryland, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
1 Kings 14-18
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2014-18&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

God will cover you with God’s feathers,
and under God’s wings you will find refuge;
God’s faithfulness will be your shield and protection.
(Psalm 91:4, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

MCC Key West, Key West, Florida, USA (Church Anniversary near June 15, 1980)

and

Pastor Devonte Jackson ministering with New Faith MCC, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA (Installation Anniversary June 15, 2019)

Through the Bible in a year:
Leviticus 4-6
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Leviticus%204-6&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Again Jesus asked, “What shall I compare the commonwealth of God to? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough
(Luke 13:20-21, GW)

Pentecost 4
PrideTide 2

Thank God for the ministries of:

ICM Sarandí, Sarandí, Brazil

and

Sarah-Jane Ramage ministering with MCC Brighton, Brighton, England, UK

Through the Bible in a year:
Luke 13-14
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2013-14&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

My apologies yesterdays was Rev Catherine Dearlove’s Pastoral anniversary at Trinity MCC, Gainesville, Gainesville, Florida, USA

May those who hope in you
not be disgraced because of me,
O Lord, the God Almighty;
may those who seek you
not be put to shame because of me,
O God of Israel.
(Psalm 69:6, NIV)

Thank God for the ministries of:

Come As You Are MCC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

and

Rev. Marge Ragona ministering with New MCC Spiritual Community in Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Through the Bible in a year:
Psalm 69-71
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2069-71&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada

The way a rainbow springs out of the sky on a rainy day–that’s what it was like. It turned out to be the Glory of GOD!
(Ezekiel 1:28a, MSG)

Anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting

Thank God for the ministries of:

Misión Dios de Amor ICM, Rio Bravo, Brazil

and

Rev. Tomas Holloway ministering with Trinity MCC, Gainesville, Gainesville, Florida, USA (Pastoral Anniversary Jun 12, 2016)

Through the Bible in a year:
Ezekiel 1-6
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel%201-6&version=NRSVA

Dale Burkholder
MCC Windsor, Ontario, Canada