Recently, I came across this piece, “Why I Am A United Methodist,” which was shared by Blake Lasater, a United Methodist pastor from Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He articulates so much […]
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SOUNDS with Jackie and Roxie: 05.11.2022
“Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God.” 2 Corinthians 9:13 As pulled out of the driveway, I noticed white feathers strewn across on […]
Nurture – A Message from Lay Leader Kim R. Smith
When we purchased our home 30 years ago, our street had no record of ever having been flooded. In the past five… maybe six years, it has been under […]
Grace for the Journey: The Grace of Poverty
“Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God” (Luke 6:20b). “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:3). […]
In Faith & Friendship: April
Rev. Lynn Benson – Director of Legacy Giving, UMF Woo-hoo!!! April is Financial Literacy Month. Okay, maybe you don’t get as excited as I do about this nationally recognized event, […]
SOUNDS with Jackie and Roxie: 04.27.2022
“Let us acknowledge the Lord, let us press on the acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, […]
SOUNDS with Jackie and Roxie: 04.13.2022
“Be hospitable to one another… minister to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” – 1 Peter 4: 9-10 NKJV A word that keeping appearing in my readings recently […]
Grace for the Journey: The Both/And of Grace
I’m probably a latecomer to this novel, but I am, for the first time, reading Nikos Kazantzakis’s novel The Last Temptation of Christ. I’m not sure if it was serendipity […]
How Sweet The Sound: 04.13.2022
This week I find myself thinking of what may not be the most popular hymn-tune in my memory bank, but the anonymous hymn-text which accompanies the tune is one that […]