UMC 101: Summon to Grace, Growth, and Love
Text: Luke 3:15-18, 21-22, Book of Discipline pages 47-54 Every time we turn the pages from one calendar year to the next, it feels like…
Christian
Self-Definition
Acts 13: 1-5, 13-16, 43-52 About two months before the pandemic began, I was on renewal leave. Honestly, that time was such a gift. I…
Hand-me-down Faith
How many of you had to wear hand me down clothes as you were growing up? One of my favorite mental images of hand me…
“Show Me” faith
A father was trying to teach his three sons to do their fair share of the house cleaning. The first place that he started was…
Postmodern Church and the Farmlands of Iowa… Part 2
So, the first thing I want to tackle is some semblance of a definition. What on earth are we talking about when we say “postmodern”…
Where is the Kingdom?
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be they name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven… Thy…
Can you be Christian outside the church?
Can you be a Christian outside of the church? Depending on how you hear that question, two different things might be arising to your mind….
email forwards
This one came across my inbox this morning from my mom. I don’t know that I had read it before… but it absolutely exemplifies what…