I woke up one morning this past week and thoughts of you were all heavy on my heart. Laity like myself trying to maneuver church life right now. Clearly, […]
Stories
How Sweet the Sound – Locked Out
Several years ago I was astonished to learn that a pastor can be locked out of a church – not by accident (I’ve done this to myself a number of […]
A Message From Your Lay Leader – Start at the Beginning
Last week, my pastor sent me a text asking if I could meet her at the church early the next morning. I let her know I would head that […]
Grace for the Journey: When Grace is Lacking
— Joyce Day, Pastor of Congregational Care, St. James UMC For almost two years now, I’ve been writing about how we see grace displayed through the Scriptures. Recently, as I […]
How Sweet the Sound: Shared Life
When he (Jehu) left there, he met Jehonadab son of Rechab coming to meet him; he greeted him, and said to him, ‘Is your heart as true to mine as […]
SOUNDS with Roxie and Jackie: Encouragement
“Encourage one and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11 1 Thessalonians holds a lot of significant amount of Churchage doctrine. Here Paul […]
A Message From Your Lay Leader – Cloudy
– Kim R. Smith, Sound District Lay Leader Sometimes I just stop and give thanks for the way God works things out in my life. One of the many […]
How Sweet the Sound: Using the Broken Pieces
July is a month we pause to remember the birth of a nation. It’s also a month we associate with coming together, of vacations, and fireworks, slices of watermelon, and […]
Grace for the Journey: What’s so Holy about Communion?
Yes, I know I’ve written about Holy Communion before, but it has been a while, and for many of us, we are just recently returning to or are still hoping […]