Like most of the rest of the world our United Methodist denomination appears to embrace the use of acronyms. One most of us will probably recognize is UMC representing the United Methodist Church. Some others with which you may or may not be familiar are UMCOR, UMVIM, and ERT. These last three acronyms all refer … [Read more…]
Greetings from Your Leadership Board It’s been a bit since we had a Leadership Board note in the newsletter. The Board completed a strategic initiatives session in January so we thought it a good time to share what we have been doing. The highlight of our recent activities was last month’s strategic initiatives session. The … [Read more…]
I have been part of a Christian accountability group for more than a dozen years. We meet once a week and talk about our lives, our faith and help to hold each other accountable to living as God calls us to live. What we have in common is our strong faith in God, and our … [Read more…]
I’ve written before about why I pray. I am sure we all have different reasons at different times. Certainly, God’s Holy Word tells us we should pray, so that in itself is enough reason, right? Yet why does God tell us to pray? Why would God want us to pray when he already knows all … [Read more…]
Beloved, when our dear sister in Christ, Joy Brown wrote this message, it was to share with a young woman working in a sewing factory in Landisville, NJ, who had discovered she had cancer. In years that followed Joy would leave this message for others who would go through hard times to reflect the light … [Read more…]
There are a couple of changes coming up for our midweek Bible Study, which will resume meeting on Wednesday, February 1, when I return from my vacation. The first change will be trying out being a “Worship Planning Bible Study.” Some of you may be asking, “What exactly is a Worship Planning Bible Study?” I … [Read more…]
“I have a dream…” if you are like me these may be the words that spring to your mind when you think of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. My recollections of Dr. King are of a man of peace, a modern-day prophet, who cast a vision of peace and hope to a people, who in … [Read more…]