See, I am coming soon! Revelation 22: 7 When my son was in high school, the “Left Behind” books were very popular Christian novels....

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is...

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Matthew 7: 18 How many times have you heard people recite...

If you love me, you will keep my commandments. John 14: 15 Randy Pausch gave a lecture in September 2007 entitled “Really Achieving Your...

This people honor me with their lips,   but their hearts are far from me… Mark 7: 6 In the interests of full disclosure, my brother and I...

The greatest among you will be your servant. Matthew 23: 11 In college I was the goalie on the school soccer team. As a goalie, I was the...

You are the light of the world. Matthew 5: 14 In her book Becoming Wise Krista Tippet interviews Jewish physician Rachel Naomi Remen who...

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:30 For us folks living in the 21st Century, the concept of being “yoked” is not...

Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. Matthew 7: 7 Kate Bowler is an...

Mark 2: 17 17 … ‘Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick; I have come to call not the righteous but...

By Emily Shubilla It’s hard to believe that today is our last full day here. We have seen and learned so much about Chicago, race, and...

From Emily Shubilla We went on a field trip today after our community service and visited the Dusable African American Heritage and...

By Emily Shubilla We continued our work at the community garden by organizing the shed, landscaping, and weeding. During our activity and...

By Emily Shubilla Today, we started our work. We have been invited to help Mr. Bill Hill with Woodlawn’s Community Garden. (For a tour,...

By Emily Shubilla July 30th Today, we drove. It was a pretty calm adventure- some laughs, singing, chatting. At one point, some questions...

From Emily Shubilla I decided to keep a journal of our daily happenings for our 2023 youth mission trip. I was inspired to do so, in...

Welcome to the JMPC Words More than just a blog I know it is ambitious, but we at JMPC have so many talented people on staff and in the...