Nehemiah: Renewing Our Commitment
Text: Nehemiah 8:5-10; 9:1-3, 38; 10:28-29 Last week, we talked about some of the opposition that the builders and Nehemiah faced while building the wall. …
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UMC 101: Our Theological Task and the Quadrilateral
Text: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Over the last several weeks, we have been exploring what it means to be United Methodist. We’ve talked about some of…
Reflections a week after General Conference… #umcgc
As Psalm 146 reminds us: human leaders and human institutions aren’t everything. They won’t save us. We are finite and we make mistakes. Only God…
Thoughts on “UMC: Revisiting Human Sexuality”
Today, I saw an article by Rev. Dr. Steve Harper, the former Vice President and Dean of the Florida Campus of Asbury Theological Seminary…
Momentum for Life: Who is your Elisha?
This morning, we continue to explore what DRIVES us… the momentum that Christ is trying to build in our life to help us keep following…
self-awareness, faith, repentance and the Lord's Supper
In the past two weeks, I have had a number of conversations with colleagues and family about the Lord’s Table… not necessarily about who is…
selling the good silver
Our church hosted a rummage sale as a part of our city-wide garage sales this weekend. We invited congregation members to bring us their items,…
understanding ritual
Today I get to co-officiate my first inter-denominational wedding. Well, that may not be completely true. There have been plenty of folks from different protestant…