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, […]
Stories
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 […]
A Message from Your District Lay Leader: Never Stop Growing
– Kim R. Smith, Sound District Lay Leader Looking out of my office window, I see everything blooming. Flower petals cover my lawn from a front that moved through […]