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 […]
Stories
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 […]
In Faith & Friendship: ”Be Curious, Not Judgmental”
Rev. Lynn Benson, Director of Legacy Giving, UMF This iconic statement is not mine, nor is it Walt Whitman’s, but it is nevertheless worth repeating, worth pondering, and even better, […]
How Sweet the Sound: Jesus in His Mission
52 They were all weeping and wailing for her; but he said, “Do not weep; for she is not dead but sleeping.” 53 And they laughed at him, knowing that […]