– Kim R. Smith, Sound District Lay Leader As we all struggle to find ways to serve and advocate for those marginalized people within our communities, we often forget […]
Stories
Sights of The Sound: Learning to Finger Paint
– Kim R. Smith, Sound District Lay Leader If you were going to channel your inner artist this afternoon, would you pick up a paintbrush and strategically cover the details […]
The Sights of Sound: The Church Has Left the Building!
My home church is not unlike many of yours. We have been struggling to get people back following COVID. We have been working to communicate who we are and […]
How Sweet the Sound: Mercy
And He said to him, Get up and go on your way. Your faith (your trust and confidence that spring from your belief in God) has restored you…” […]
The Sights of Sound: Reflection
After a really HOT summer day, we put the boat out in the creek just before sunset. The cool evening breeze was a welcome relief as it danced through the […]
How Sweet the Sound: Over My Head
“Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to find Saul. When he found him he brought him up to Antioch. Then for a whole year they met together with the Church and […]
The Sights of Sound: Mending Hearts
What Can Mend Your Heart? During a recent visit with a grief support group in Snow Hill, I shared a piece of art called “Mended Hearts.” This local artist designs […]
How Sweet the Sound: Coddiwomple (V)
A friend and clergy colleague who is currently living and serving in a British Methodist parish in the UK recently introduced me to an interesting word: Coddiwomple ( v) This […]
The Sights of The Sound: Vision
– Kim R. Smith, Sound District Lay Leader We have a 17-year-old rescue hound mix that has lost most of her vision and hearing. She has lost most of […]