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Mother’s Day is a day fraught with complexity. In this prayer written by Rev. A, you are invited to lean into that complexity, and lift up the beauty and difficulty this day can bring.

Mother’s Day is complicated. So is faith. And this message from 1 Timothy is exactly the sort of message we need to hear today, as we remember the mother’s and nurturers in our lives and how we are called to the work of passing along our legacies of love.

Loving like Jesus: Love One Another This week was a monumental one in the life of the world-wide UMC. With all the changes, many are asking, “So where does this leave us?“ Well, Beloved, the scripture for today gives us the answer to the “now what?” question for us and our church: We continue to love.

Welcome to week 3 in our series “Living Like Jesus.” This week we are on the topic of living in a way that speaks to our Love of God. Now, after a number of conversations - and I am not just saying that! I HAVE had a number of conversations - about how we engage the text in worship vs. Bible study, and how some folks wish we could have a moment in worship that is LIKE our Bible studies vs. a sermo...

How do we know we are “doing the thing-“ that thing being living like Jesus? By living LOVE in a world which seems to thrive on something else entirely.

So often in our churches we participate in the intellectual exercises of faith and belief, but what about the practical side of things? This week we explore how to live like Jesus, and dig into what it means to “live hope,” as one way of doing so.

When Mary encountered the angel at the tomb, there were two miracles at work. The miracle of resurrection and the miracle of faith in the face of uncertainty.

Welcome to Holy Week, beloved church! Today begins our observance of one of the most sacred and impactful weeks of our faith. Palm Sunday is not just a moment of celebration but it’s also an invitation to sit UP and proclaim what we know to be true about our faith, what we know to be true about Jesus and his message of LOVE

Here we are, church! We have entered the penultimate - oh I love that word, second to last - of our lenten series where we are invited to get UP to something by asking questions of ourselves during this season of deepening our understanding of what the Jesus story means to us in our faith journeys.

This lent we explore the question: what is God UP to in our lives? Week 4 is our reminder to light UP the world…even as one particular passage in today’s selected text has been used in the past to, well, do quite the opposite.

This Lent we explore the question: what is God UP to in our lives? Week 3 reminds us that as important as it is to tear down systems of oppression and injustice we also need to raise UP the promise of resurrection

This Lent we explore the question: what is God UP to in our lives? Week 2 invites us to take UP the message of Christ - and let go of the stuff that keeps us weighed down.

This Lent we explore the question: What is God UP to in our lives? Week 1 invites us to “come UP” out of the depths into a new way of being this season.

After a few weeks away, Rev. A is back! It’s Transfiguration Sunday, and here we are with the ones with whom Jesus has been walking alongside and teaching from the beginning. And they are having, quite literally, a religious experience of epic proportions. Maybe even one of the biggest “come to Jesus” moments for them.

We will have one more message on “call” and on “being called” today, but this time we have a moment with Jesus and someone who really isn’t expecting much. This might be a wonderful, biblical example of not saying the first thing that comes to your mind out loud…So let's dive right into the audacity of Nathaniel

“Come and follow me:” One the most thought provoking and anxiety producing phrases in the Gospels any of us can hear or experience in our lives.

Epiphany is every day. Or at least it can be. With the Magi as our inspiration can you set aside expectations and allow yourself to experience God in a new and exciting way?

So what’s the deal with this Covenant prayer? Well, it’s a part of our heritage as a Wesleyan people and is a wonderful way to greet the new year with intention as a people called Christian.

What can we learn about ourselves and God’s Love from Mary’s encounter with the angel in Luke? Quite a lot, actually!

Here we are in the heart of Advent, and we encounter the voice of John the Baptist, not in the comfort of a temple, but in the challenging wilderness—a symbol of the struggles and uncertainties we face in our individual lives and in the broader world. And he is far from peaceful. Or is he?

This week’s Gospel reading is a lot to take in. Can we find hope in a moment that feels frightening and feels as far away from hope as we can get? Yes. Yes we can.

It’s nearly Advent, the prelude - if you will - to Christmas. We do this every year and so, you may ask, why do we prepare for the arrival of Jesus when He was born centuries ago? What is the significance of Advent in our lives as Christians? Well, you know what? Those are great questions, beloveds. And they deserve answers.

Be glad in the Lord always! That can be a lot easier said than done, beloveds - am I right? So how do we find words of gladness in a world with little - at times - to be glad for?

Sometimes we come across a scripture or in this case a parable of Jesus’ that seems to give us more questions than answers. The parable of the bridesmaids is certainly one of them. But what if this wasn’t so much a story about damnation or separation or being a good enough believer but a parable about readiness and being willing to use what you have when you have it, and not wait for “the right ti...

In different parts of Latin America and the Caribbean the community gathers, just like we are now, to remember and celebrate the lives of those who have gone before us in life and death. To symbolize the presence of the Saints and Souls among the living, the names of those who have passed have been written throughout the week on our altar cloth. These names represent our congregation’s saints as w...