UMC 101: We are ALL Ministers
Text: Ephesians 4:4-16, Book of Discipline P126-139 Last week, I offered a very brief summary of scripture: God forgives us. God loves us. God has…
evangelism
Follow The Star: Invitation
Text: John 1:43-51 This year has begun with chaos, violence, grief, and pain. And I have to admit that when I sat down to write…
How Will We Care for One Another?
Text: Acts 4:32-35, 6:1-7 We aren’t quite to Easter yet, but I thought it might be a good idea to take a sneak peek into…
Recognizing the Messiah
Text: Isaiah 49:1-7, John 1:29-42 It only takes a spark… As I’ve shared with you in the past, my extended family has often been to…
The Spirit of Gentleness
Yesterday morning, Brandon and I were walking through the farmer’s market downtown when suddenly before us was a man holding a gigantic sign. As people…
Keep P.U.S.H.ing!
My aunt Barb has been diagnosed and treating uterine and ovarian cancer for about two years now. She has been through a few rounds of…
We're Afraid to Ask
We don’t like to talk about money. Pastors hate to preach on it. Finance committees only do it because they have to. We keep our…
Praying on an airplane
Friday I took an early morning flight home. I had been in Nashville for a few days to train some new field coordinators for Imagine…