It was a quiet April morning. The kind of morning where spring has not fully been realized yet, at least not in the mountains. It was simultaneously silent and noisy. I was travelling in a group of about five people, but none of us spoke that morning. It was as if we somehow knew we were on holy ground. We each seemed…
Open. Grow. Serve.
Sermons from September 2015
“LIKE A GOOD NEIGHBOR” On March 23, 2019 United Methodist Women will celebrate 150 years of women in mission. This past January United Methodist Women kicked off a five year celebration of women organizing themselves for mission with women, youth and children. The official magazine of United Methodist Women is Response. Its goals are to educate for mission, to interpret the Purpose…
Standing at the edge of the Grand Canyon. Laying on your back taking in the stars. Sitting wrapped in a blanket watching the sunrise against the earth. Moments like that are filled with wonder and awe. Moments in which words are few and the experience in which emotions are more ample than thoughts. Creation speaks forth…
Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘labor of love’? Did you know that it is a biblical phrase? From 1Thessalonians 1:3, “Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father.” And Hebrews 6:10, “For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and…