– 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 […]
Stories
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 […]
A Message From Your District Lay Leader: Small Things
– Kim R. Smith, Sound District Lay Leader A few years ago, we had a 5-gallon pot holding a fig tree cutting. It was at most 12 inches tall. […]
How Sweet the Sound: A More Excellent Way…
Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” – John 14:5 | NIV There are times in life when […]
In Faith & Friendship: Spreadsheets Tell Stories
– Rev. Lynn Benson, Director of Legacy Giving, UMF If you’re a math nerd like me, you might be very comfortable looking over your church’s spreadsheets, or maybe you call it cashflow […]
How Sweet the Sound: The Potter
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 ‘Come, go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.’ 3 So I went down to the potter’s […]
A Message From Your District Lay Leader: Take it Outside Folks!
– Kim R. Smith, Sound District Lay Leader God is in this season of excitement with us! As I visit your churches, the energy is palpable. I’ve noticed at […]
How Sweet the Sound: Doing Our Part
“The way God designed our bodies is a model for understanding our lives together as a church: every part dependent on every other part, the parts we mention and the […]