The Spirit of Patience
Patience is not a virtue that comes easily to us. Some of us are built with fairly short fuses. I think it is because we…
Holy Spirit
The Spirit of Peace
This is a vuvuzula. It is a long, narrow horn that really caught on in World Cup soccer matches a few years back. These simple…
The Spirit of Community
This summer at Immanuel, we have been exploring how the Holy Spirit shows up in the lives of characters throughout the scriptures. Today, we find…
The Spirit of Kindness
One afternoon when I was serving the church in Marengo, a young woman walked into the church and asked to use the telephone. Not a…
Hi, I’m your small group leader AKA why I’m voting for #rule44 #umcgc
I started my day at 7am with the Committee on Reference and when everyone else was done for the evening, I joined a group of…
Faithful. Kind. #UMCGC
This afternoon, as General Conference opened with worship, I was moved by the many first languages echoing through our space… One audible witness to the…
Holy Patience
Patience is not a virtue that comes easily to us. We come with short fuses. We are personally invested in our work and our play…
Returning from Thin Places
There are places in this world that are “thin.” It is a label given to places, in the Celtic understanding, where the barrier between the…