February is all about LOVE! That’s the message that surrounds us as we prepare for Valentine’s Day and all the required expressions of LOVE that are required in this Season of “Hearts, Cards and Flowers.” But, let’s make it simple. LOVE (from our Christian perspective) is meant to be love shared in RELATIONSHIP. Here are…
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You are invited on a spiritual New Year journey where you and I can discover the ONE WORD that God can use to guide us to become the disciple that the ONE WORD can focus us into becoming. The first disciples focused on different words that explained what God was doing in their life. Words…
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I love being part of a church and faith community that works to create a spiritual balance in preparing for Christmas! The church keeps as its priority the goal of “keeping Christ in Christmas.” From caroling to kids Christmas programs, to sing-alongs and candlelight Christmas Eve services, we hold sacred our traditions to our families,…
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What if we observed two Sundays in November that lifts up the importance of thanksgiving and praise as an important part of our Christian faith and discipleship? Traditionally, we focus on the holiday of Thanksgiving as a one-day event featuring a meal and family. It’s all good! But what if we practiced extending Thanksgiving and…
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Have you ever heard of the word: “re-upping?” The definition is: “re-enlist – to renew an arrangement or covenant agreement or contract.” I came upon this word praying about a “re-launch” for myself several months ago when I proactively agreed to return to parish ministry here at the Mingo United Methodist Church! I appreciated the…
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