We love things simple and to the point. Love God. Love others. Go be the church! God str uggled that His people couldn’t follow the faith rules. He tried to make it simple. So, he gave the 10 Commandments (not the 10 suggestions). And the people struggled with the 10 Commandments – and we still…
It’s all about REL ATIONSHIPS – relationship with others, relationship with family, relationship with God… and even our relationship with ourselves. We learned that throughout our 2-month overview study of the Bible. So, let’s take it to the next level. Catch this… Socrates had a phrase he repeated: “Know thyself.” Two words, simple words, but…
I hope everyone is surviving and staying sane in our recent pandemic! I had initially intended to talk about Easter in this newsletter. But instead, it has been a week when our wildest dreams – right out of a pandemic movie became a reality. It has brought “changes” that we never imagined in just a…
OK…people of the Mingo United Methodist Church – at the beginning of this year, you had the opportunity to prioritize how you wanted to be different by the end of 2020. We just completed 21 days of John Wesley’s challenging questions. Now we move to addressing our need to learn more about the Bible. But…
This new year, we wanted to help our church family and others beyond to intentionally grow in our faith and discipleship by the end of 2020. We began by asking “Where would you like to see yourself in your Faith /Discipleship Journey by the end of 2020?” It mirrored a similar question that was historically…
Ready or not… here it comes! A New Year with all it holds for us, our family and the unknown. So, how are you doing about a new year rushing towards us? A friend of mine said: “As far as the New Year goes… I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.…
“There it is! You have let me experience the joys of life and the exquisite pleasures of true joy!” (Psalm 16:11 – paraphrased) Recently, a group of kids were asked: How would you define JOY? They responded: “When you are feeling happy.” I was really caught by this answer. It reminded me of a time…
God is at work in and through our church – the Mingo United Methodist Church. We are taking seriously “Go be the church!” And I want to lift it up because of my passion around it and for the people who are praying and supporting these efforts for Jesus Christ and His Kingdom come! Since…
Our Father never gets tired of blessing us – or hearing our praise. God longs for our gratitude (and so do we) – So where do we intentionally gather to express our gratitude? In October, we are going to do something about gratitude… and it involves you! It is part of our plan to grow.…
The ordinary…the day-to-day routine of September is nearly upon us. All the activity, travel and fairs of the summer have gone. Now the ordinary returns . . . Did you fill each of those moments with family and friends and with “memory-making” moments? Did those moments this summer add to your life rather than take…