Sometimes as we talk in counseling about the ways in which God has been present to us, I discuss with the women the concept of the “continental divide” of our faith…..that epiphany moment following an uphill journey in search of sufficient evidence to overcome...
The article referenced below on “The Platinum Rule” is interesting, but I don’t find it particularly helpful in light of the current situation within many contexts- churches, workplaces, and communities. For merely superficial, casual associations or...
From Dr. Timothy Tennent of Asbury Theological Seminary: An examination of church history reveals that the church has faced a major crisis roughly every 500 years. The first was in connection with the Council of Chalcedon in 451 A.D. and the struggle to eradicate...
When a Christian talks about sin, one can sometimes see the eyes of people glaze over…..It is not a topic that endears one to others. However, recently our Titus 2 ladies began a study of “40 Days of Love”, The Relationship Principles of Jesus, with...
Praying tonight for a friend and for her friend with whom she has been praying and journeying through a difficult time this past week. Everyone needs the kind of friend who can and will drop everything to be there when her friend needs her, and whose family and...
Listening, hearing the hurt, knowing the truth of another’s loneliness and fear……and being able to persuade her that there is help, that you know Him, and will go with her to meet Him…or sit with her and cry, too, while you both wait for Him to...
I have observed again and again the relationship between pain and poverty of spirit (Matthew 5:3) and coming into the Kingdom of God. It’s alluded to in all of the Gospels and the other writings of the Apostles, like James, Peter, and Paul. Also, the metaphors...
For those who do not know me, I had been a candidate in The UMC for deacon’s ordination in service ministry with the homeless and addicted individuals since 2008 until Annual Conference in June of this year. The first six years of that journey were joyful...
It is the time of year when many churches set their budgets for the following year and conduct their stewardship campaigns. Among Methodist friends I am hearing more and more people (of the ones who have chosen to remain in a local UMC congregations) expressing their...
Catherine de Hueck Doherty: With the gift of listening comes the gift of healing, because listening to your brothers or sisters until they have said the last words in their hearts is healing and consoling. Someone has said that it is possible “to listen a...
