In February of this year, many of us in the church cried to see not only a literal interpretation of the Bible be taken so far as to discriminate against the LGBTQ community of faithful Christians, but show anger, disrespect, and lack of...
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As the rain poured down this last Thursday, I feel as if my spirit was the same way. Luckily, I am old enough to have had seasons of life, whether they be for a day or what seems like an eternity of months, to know that this too will...
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Division and Hatred—-Not Tools of a Christian I have been asked a lot these last weeks and months as to where I stand on everything you could possibly name, but especially on the homosexuality issue; as it comes to the vote we had as the...
Read moreExplain the role and the significance of the sacraments in the Methodist Tradition: I, as a United Methodist, recognize as biblically-based the two sacraments of communion (also referred to as the Eucharist) and baptism. They are called...
Read moreWhat is your understanding of the Kingdom of God and of eternal life? To many people the Kingdom of God is simply a way to speak of “heaven” and what they expect in the coming...
Read moreTrue Leadership Comes with Humility and Following God First. Jesus’ way of leading us was to first and foremost to serve us, as God’s children and creation. He was the original “serve first and serve humbly” leader. As South...
Read moreHello Everyone. I was asked by several people to share my manuscript from last Sunday, so I do so…with you reading it, knowing that it is usually only for my use, my thought and speech pattern, etc….NOT grammatically correct. NOT...
Read moreBelieve in God’s plan. Our God is a miracle worker. He can part waters, move boulders, heal the dead (not just the sick, remember, the dead), save, destroy, bless, and curse. He can do anything, everything, things beyond our comprehension...
Read morePastor’s Thoughts February 25, 2019 As we are half the way through the Special General Conference from February 23-26, 2019 to vote on issues regarding homosexuals in the pulpit as well as officiating gay marriages in the United Methodist Church...
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When Christmas is at the Door….. Only 3 days until Christmas and in reading the rest of Adam Hamilton’s book, Faithful, Christmas Through the Eyes of Joseph, I am reminded that as we who have much, are doing last minute things to prepare for the...
Read moreMatthew 1:18-25 NIV 18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about[a]: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.19 Because Joseph...
Read moreAs Adam Hamilton points out in his book entitled, Faith, Christmas Through the Eyes of Joseph, we learn that the Bible directly tells us very little about Joseph. He was a carpenter (tekton), most probably using wood and not stone. He was not an...
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