Mercy Trumps Judgment
The UnitedMethodistChurch has a mission. We have been called by God to make disciples of Jesus Christ FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE WORLD. That last…
relationships
Intersection Intercessions
While a student in seminary, I had the opportunity and privilege to take Clinical Pastoral Education through the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. I was thrown…
Multi-tasking, but missing out
Kristin from over at Halfway to Normal recently posted about how difficult it is to be a parent these days (Parenting from the old gut…
fact checking in an age of T.M.I.
Too Much Information. I’m not entirely sure that is what was envisioned by the framers of amendment one when they gave freedom to the press….
surprising indeed…
I have been trying to really practice the season of Advent this year. I have a nightly devotion by Adam Hamilton that I am reading…
best customer service ever…
For the Iowa Annual Conference this year, our conference artist created a gallery in our meeting space. It housed a collection of works from various…
where two or more are gathered
Even though our congregation is small, I try to have two different services for Ash Wednesday. We have an older congregation and it is still…
YAY IOWA!
Today, the Iowa Supreme Court declared that a ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional! I am really impressed by the fact that the decision was…