This is part of a weekly series for the Downtown bulletin about our Wesleyan Heritage. I thought it went well with the overall theme of this blog so I included it here too. Have a great week! I was reminded this week that we Methodists always begin with grace. It shows up in our theology … Continue reading Begin with Grace
Through the Desert
The appointed pastoral staff recorded a podcast today about sanctification. Yes...you read correctly! It is the process by which God fills us with love through grace. The result is that we become more and more like Jesus in thought, word, action, and even desires. A part of the podcast we talked about how our journey … Continue reading Through the Desert
Without A Map – We Wander
18 Where there is no vision, the people perish:Proverbs 29:18 KJV Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech “I have a dream” is one of the most powerful and lasting pieces of oral history. He set forth a vision for the future that was clear and compelling. And we as a nation latched on to … Continue reading Without A Map – We Wander
A Collect for the First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of our Lord
Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his Name may keep the covenant they have made, and boldly confess him as Lord and Savior; who with you and the Holy … Continue reading A Collect for the First Sunday after the Epiphany: The Baptism of our Lord
Beginning with Jesus
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being 4 in him was life, and the life was the … Continue reading Beginning with Jesus
Spirituality Measured by Gratitude
I doubt that there is such a thing as a measure of spirituality, but if there is, gratitude would be it.John Calvin from his Institute of Christian Worship If there is one metric to measure our faith journey, I am with Calvin that it is gratitude. The level of gratitude in our lives points toward … Continue reading Spirituality Measured by Gratitude
A Reading for Epiphany
Today is Epiphany. The day we celebrate the Gospel being opened to the all people as witnessed in the Magi traveling to worship Jesus. Outsiders...marginalized...left-behinds...that is who Epiphany stands to bring hope. May we never forget that Epiphany is not a day on the calendar but a reality in our hearts and an action plan … Continue reading A Reading for Epiphany
