God chooses the unlikely, for sure. Graham was just a tall scrawny farm kid of 16 when a traveling preacher came through his little town in 1934. He loved baseball and went to church…but Billy’s heart was stolen when he was saved. Through the second world war years, Graham attended the Florida Bible Institute and…Continue reading Who was Billy Graham?
Newsletter: February 2018
Read about Rev. Grace Imathiu’s wonderful message on Mark 10:51, upcoming events, and other happenings at Unite Indy in our February 2018 newsletter.
The Value Of Every Person
Jim and I heard someone say “We have become so open-minded, our brains have fallen out”. We had a good laugh. But what are we so open minded about? There is still debate about equality of the races, equality between men and women in the workplace, even on the subject of who may join our…Continue reading The Value Of Every Person
Inmate #972181
I have been communicating with an inmate at the Putnamville Correctional facility. He wrote me after seeing the Unite Indy insert on “Race Relationships” in the Indianapolis Business Journal, asking if we would connect him with a pastor for spiritual guidance. So, I wrote him back, and he wrote again and it has become a…Continue reading Inmate #972181
Newsletter: January 2018
Read about how we joined in honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., upcoming events, and other happenings at Unite Indy in our January 2018 newsletter.
Three Things to Do in the New Year
You can pretty much find out how to do anything by Googling it on your computer, but you won’t even have to do that today, because I have supplied everything you need to make 2018 a great year in three easy steps. Here we go…. 1. Figure out what God is calling you to do…Continue reading Three Things to Do in the New Year
Fifty Years Ago with Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Christmas of 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. preached the following words: “The next thing we must be concerned about if we are to have peace on earth and good will toward men is the nonviolent affirmation of the sacredness of all human life. Every man is somebody because he is a child of God…Man…Continue reading Fifty Years Ago with Martin Luther King, Jr.
Newsletter: December 2017
Read about how a Butler professor’s youth empowerment initiative got a start at the Unite Indy office and other happenings at Unite Indy in our December 2017 newsletter.
Flood Warning
“If you see a fish go belly up in a lake, you try to find out what was wrong with the fish. You see a thousand fish go belly up in a lake and you better take a look at the lake.” – Unknown Consider the quote above. The lake is Indianapolis, the fish are…Continue reading Flood Warning
The First Thank You
Thankfulness did not start—as many Americans think—with the Pilgrims. Meister Eckart didn’t start it either, but way back at the end of the 12th Century as a Dominican preacher he is remembered for saying “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.” I guess those…Continue reading The First Thank You