Thoughts on John Wesley, UMC, life, faith, and anything else!
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Unexpected
He was to overthrow Israel’s enemies. That was the hope. The Jewish people expected a Messiah who would set them free. They knew things were not the way they were supposed to be. Their dream was one day God would send a hero, a Messiah, who would put everything back to rights. God did the…
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Welcoming Advent with J. D. Walt (Asbury Theological Seminary)
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First Steps toward Revitalization
I have become convinced that the first steps toward revitalization includes focusing on the mission and vision of a church. The mission of the United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. This is a wonderful mission statement based on Matthew 28:19-20. It is simple and straight…
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Advent Preparation
The day after Thanksgiving. Some celebrate it as Black Friday. I’ve done that a couple of times, but now, I want to stay as far away as possible. Now I celebrate this day with a tradition started when I was first married. Every year we would celebrate the day after Thanksgiving by putting up our…
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More than Imitation
I’ve heard that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that’s the case, then Jesus should be ecstatic. After all, a number of years ago there was a campaign that went viral called What Would Jesus Do (WWJD). The point of the campaign is pretty self-explanatory so I won’t go into detail. If you…
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Using a Chromebook
Around March of this past year I was in the market for a new laptop. My laptop had seen better days and I was getting frustrated with the fan continuing to come on for, what seemed to be, no reason at all. I was also frustrated by spending way to long letting the thing update…