As we enter 2022, I would like to share my hope for me and for you for the year ahead. My hope is that we treat ourselves with “self...

Why was there no room at the inn for Joseph and his very pregnant wife, Mary? One reason, of course, is that the little town of Bethlehem...

This week I was meeting with a colleague from another denomination. I was sharing some of my struggles with not being able to accomplish...

Recently I heard Richard Rohr share about an experience from his life which spoke to me. He shared that he lives about three tenths of a...

Every two years, MUMC participates in the Habitat for Humanity Methodist Build. Read here about our 2021 build and consider joining our...

Way back in May of 2020, I wrote some articles about grief for our church based on the work of Dr. David Kessler. He worked for years...

This Sunday is All Saints Sunday. It is a time to remember, honor and reflect upon those who have gone before us in the faith and upon...

Recently my daughter in law, Becca, went on a retreat to Big Bend National Park with some other pastors. My son Reed was with her as were...

My wife and I recently returned from a trip to the mountains of North Carolina to see the fall colors. Fortunately, we drove through some...

College Care Packages are sent out near the end of the Fall & Spring semester each year. Find out what you can do to support this...

This week I watched a special documentary about the life of media mogul William Randolph Hearst. At the height of his power his empire...

One of my favorite theologians is Miroslav Volf of Yale. Five years ago he wrote a book about human flourishing in the world and the role...

"Fatigue makes cowards of us all." That famous quote has been attributed to a number of sources including General George Patton and the...

A rabbi, an imam, and a born again evangelical pastor are featured in a documentary by Jim Hancock and Jim Henderson. It’s called No Joke...

The great 20th century rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel used to tease listeners with this question: “When did God break one of the Ten...

In our Sunday school class we are currently discussing Luke 21. In this chapter Jesus warns of future catastrophic events like the...

In preparation for a retreat in which I am participating this weekend, I had to do a written exercise called “the River of Life.”...

This past weekend my youngest son reminded me (in a sermon!) that occasionally when he was younger and things were not going his way or...

Recently I learned of a powerful metaphor in the diaries of Etty Hillesum. She was a 29 year old Dutch Jew sent to a concentration camp...