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 →
We Live, We Love – Home
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 →
Bless to Me – God Is In:Celebrating Presence
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 →
Here’s a midweek devotional for you
“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 →
A Brick wall…
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 →
Bless to Me The Struggling Times: Facing Illness, Loss and Grief
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 →
Here’s a little midweek devotional…
“When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain; and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. Then he began to speak, and taught them, saying: ‘Blessed are...’” — Matthew 5:1-12 “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name... The Lord works vindication and justice... Continue Reading →
Here’s your midweek devotional…
“When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a boy... John’s father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, ‘Bless the Lord God of Israel because he has come to help and has delivered his people. He has raised up a mighty savior for us in his... Continue Reading →
Why yes… I do read my Bible.
So I shared this post on Facebook the other day and someone commented that I should read my Bible before I vote. Now this person knows, as do anyone of you who read here regularly, that I read my Bible. But just to be certain I thought I'd share just little more on this... Refugees... Continue Reading →
Bless To Me – Passages: Special Moments
Happy Sunday! Below you will find the worship service I shared this morning. If you just want to listen to the sermon you can fast forward to about 9:26. I've shared the transcript below. Bless to Me Passages: Special Moments Week 4 This week we have a second scripture, this one from the book of... Continue Reading →
