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Jun 2019
Life has many challenges. That’s no secret. Yesterday Art and I were talking about chronic illnesses and how those change and challenge peoples’ lives. There is much that causes anxiety and uncertainty in our country and in the United Methodist Church. Every day I try to look for the places where God is working and become part of that. That helps me with life’s challenges because it shifts my anxiety from “what do I have to do” to “how can see where God is working and join in.” I see God working......
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Worship
“I just worship that guy.” “I worship the ground she walks on.” When we use the word “worship” what do we mean? Perhaps we mean that we spend a lot of time with what...
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Doubt
“Perhaps we’ll get through the debate on this resolution quickly and get on to dinner early!” “I DOUBT IT!!” That doubt proved to be true. Pastor Stuart and I are at the meeting of...
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Power Outage?
In the middle of the night last Wednesday the power went out in our house. I heard a little pop and then everything went dark and very quiet. There were no sounds of the...
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Taking it with you?
You may know this scenario. When we travel by airplane we have to limit what we take with us on a trip. But when we travel by car, we can take whatever will fit....
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Grateful and Hopeful
On my way to the Kansas City airport after UMC Next finished on Wednesday, May 22, I spent some time in the military section of Mt. Moriah Cemetery in KC. My dad died in...
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John’s Jesus
Congratulations to all our graduates! We’ve had fun celebrating the “graduation” of the kindergarten class from our Early Childhood Center. This Sunday, May 19, we’ll recognize all grads in worship and see a video...
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Luke’s Jesus
The man didn’t know that the answer to his question would be so jarring, so potentially life-changing. On that day long ago he asked Jesus, “what must I do to have eternal life?” I...
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Good News
What good news have you heard or experienced in the last week? My heart is often heavy with the hard news of the world and the church. My prayers are filled with cries to...
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Catching Up
Today I’d like to catch up with you on a few things. First, my deepest appreciation goes to all those who gave of themselves so that our Lent, Holy Week, and Easter worship services...
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