Luke 22:25-36“There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars. On the earth, there will be dismay among nations in their confusion over the roaring of the sea and […]
Monthly Archives: November 2015
Psalm 126 (NRSV)When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy;then it was said […]
A Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving (11/22/15)
In this audio clip, Deb Murray shares her experience with receiving support and care from a Stephen Minister during a particularly rough time in her life: in the wake of […]
Deb’s Stephen Ministry Story
Hebrews 10:1-25 (CEB)Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice10 The Law is a shadow of the good things that are coming, not the real things themselves. It never can perfect the ones who are trying to […]
Seated at the Right Hand of God (11/15/15)
Mark 12:38-44 (CEB)38 As he was teaching, he said, “Watch out for the legal experts. They like to walk around in long robes. They want to be greeted with honor in the […]
Big Spender (11/8/15)
This post is a transcript of First UMC Leadership Board chairperson Mike Sweeney’s speech to the American Journalism Historians Association as he accepted the 2015 AJHA Sidney Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement […]
An Unconventional Talk with Mike Sweeney
Revelation 21:1-6 (CEB)New Heaven and New Earth21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away, and the […]