My gentle and good friends, let’s just remind one another of who our sisters and brothers are. Each one is a child of God, each one is endowed with God’s Spirit, each one is made in the likeness of God.
WEDNESDAY’S WORD | 07.13.22
“Benedict was born in the town of Nursia, near Rome. At age twenty, he left home and lived for three years as a hermit in a desolate cave. There he practiced severe asceticism, maturing in both mind … Read More
WEDNESDAY’S WORD | 07.06.22
From Common Prayer, we are reminded of the sacrifices of many who stood for their faith. One such ordinary radical was Jan Hus (1372-1415) “Jan Hus was born in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic). He … Read More
WEDNESDAY’S WORD | 06.20.22
I hope the Summer is treating you well, and you are able to refresh your spirit in these long days of the season. I’m going to be taking some time during July and August to just … Read More
WEDNESDAY’S WORD | 06.22.22
Yesterday, I celebrated one of the two sacraments of the Church, Holy Baptism. Normally, baptisms are celebrated in the context of corporate worship, where the church is gathered together. It is an act of worship the whole … Read More
WEDNESDAY’S WORD | 06.15.22
“How’s the heat treating you?” That’s a question I remember hearing when I was growing up in San Antonio, Texas. Although I’m Texas born and raised, I have never gotten used to the heat. It can be oppressive … Read More
WEDNESDAY’S WORD | 06.08.22
I was up and out on my morning walk early, around 6:30 a.m.. Its nice and quiet that time of morning, as well as much cooler than in later morning and afternoon. Almost every morning there is an older … Read More
WEDNESDAY’S WORD | 06.01.22
Have you ever retrieved something from the “Lost and Found, and if you did, how did you feel? Losing something can make us frantic to find it. We search and search, we retrace our steps the … Read More
WEDNESDAY’S WORD | 05.25.22
It’s often said of Methodists, all we like to talk about is grace, we don’t bring up sin. I can see why many might say that, we are a grace-forward people. We believe in grace, and we … Read More
WEDNESDAY’S WORD | 05.18.22
I was in a meeting recently with other pastors, where we were to vote on issues related to ordination and other business regarding our Annual Conference. Our speaker for the day was a retired theologian, Marjorie … Read More