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For those of you who grew up in church, when you hear the names such as Noah, Moses, Abraham, David and Paul, you think of some very special people. This is not an exhaustive list, but these are people who had very important roles in the life of God’s people. David became a king. Noah Read More

The Storyteller Tells a Story of Faith…   Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder:  and His name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” KJV   Christmas. What glorious pictures Read More

New Year’s Resolutions for 2016: Making changes to honor God and grow spiritually When the end of December rolls around every year I often find myself reflecting on the past year and then focusing on the New Year and what I hope to accomplish. I’m one of those silly people who set resolutions and often Read More

A particular passage stood out to me in my Bible reading last week. It is found here in Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth. 8 Even though my letter hurt you, I don’t regret it. Well—I did regret it just a bit because I see that that letter made you sad, though only for Read More

Directly from their website www.umcor.org The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is the humanitarian relief and development agency of The United Methodist Church, a worldwide denomination. This NGO Aid Map shows UMCOR’s current active projects around the world in the areas of disaster response; water, sanitation and hygiene; sustainable agriculture; and development.  UMCOR is Read More

The seasons of the year are spring, summer, fall and winter. The Christian calendar also has seasons. Currently, we are in the season of Advent. During Advent, we prepare for, and anticipate, the coming of Christ. We remember the longing of Jews for a Messiah and our own longing for, and need of, forgiveness, salvation Read More

A few weeks ago I shared this post asking, “Do you want your church to grow?” Later that same week Thom Rainer had a similar post. No, we do not collaborate on our blog topics. So I was surprised when I saw his post, “What (Some) Church Members Really Mean When They Say They Want Their Church Read More

I know that this is not the most original post a few days before Thanksgiving.   However, I still hope you find it helpful. Paul writes in Colossians 3:17 Whatever you do, whether in speech or action, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus and give thanks to God the Father through Read More

The Storyteller Tells a Story of Faith…   Where is our community?  Do we consider our neighbors as those who live next door to us, or do we expand that definition a bit? A few months ago a cry of help was raised by Bethesda Mission in Harrisburg.  It is always a struggle for these Read More

Do you want your church to grow? The answer here seems obvious. You respond back with a very loud, yes! Yes, I want my church to grow (Check out this earlier post on, Memories of Church). Jesus says to go and make disciples.  It seems to make sense that if you are making disciples, then Read More