Life is too short to not be myself…
It has been rough few months. Really rough. One of my little churches had 3 pillars of its congregation pass away in two months time. It was hard and heartbreaking. Dealing with COVID was hard enough, we haven’t been to in person worship in over a year now and it has hit this little congregation... Continue Reading →
Wow, y’all, I have never felt the words of the prayer of confession, “I have not heard the cry of the needy,” as strongly as I did this morning. We attended (virtually) St. James UMC, in KCMO this morning. Our district encouraged us all to do this as we closed Black History month. I don’t... Continue Reading →
This is part of the reason I decided to join this company. They are working to make the world a better place, and don't we need a lot more of that? I think so! I love the saying, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Food insecurity is something I care deeply... Continue Reading →
If you'd like to watch/listen to this week's worship service you can do so here. If you want to fast forward to the message it begins around 7:01. Or you can just read it below. https://youtu.be/-VB1ZCCzCtc This week we begin a new series, “We Live, We Love.” We will be going through some of the... Continue Reading →
“O Lord, you have searched me and know me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.” - Psalm 139 This is the last in our “Bless to Me” series. ... Continue Reading →
Happy Sunday, Friends! Here is this morning worship service. I started it just at the scripture reading before the message. If you'd rather just read it, I'll share the transcript below. https://youtu.be/fVTmNNb7e2Y?t=484 Bless to Me Week 7 God Is In: Celebrating Presence We started this journey of blessings 7 weeks ago. I hope it has... Continue Reading →
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible in our bodies.”— 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 “In you, O Lord, I see... Continue Reading →
I'm still feeling a bit discouraged today. I often feel like I'm preaching/teaching to a brick wall. It's very disheartening to see how very little difference I am making... I talk about systemic racism, white privilege, hate only to get on Facebook and see that those seeds haven't even kind of begun to take root...... Continue Reading →
This week was rough and that made this message rough as well... but I got through it. Our scripture is from 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 and Psalm 31. You can watch the worship service here and if you want you can just fast forward to the message around 10:59. I'll post the transcript below. https://youtu.be/spZLS2wYJmY Bless... Continue Reading →
My friends, I am deeply weary, right down to my very core. My soul cries tears of deep sadness and weariness. I find myself constantly saying, "The world has gone crazy!" but it's not the world, it's our nation, the United States of America. I barely recognize this country that I love. I am weary.... Continue Reading →
