Editors Note: How often do we just rush out of church on a Sunday, in a hurry to get on with our day? We are a part of the best community we could wish for but often we are too busy to stop and savor it. For some of us it's hard to step out of our comfort zone and begin...
Saul was a persecutor of early Christians until Jesus confronted him on the road to Damascus. Jesus commanded and encouraged Paul to be a witness to Jews and Gentiles that eternal life and salvation was through belief in the resurrected Jesus and the triune nature of God the Father, God the Son...
When contemplating the future of The United Methodist Church, we all find ourselves asking a couple questions: How did we get to this point? Why is the theological gap so wide? My answers take me back to an experience in my own life that propelled me on this journey of awareness and struggle...
I want to tell you about a friend of mine. Let’s call him Joe. I met Joe at Community Meals. He’s one of the smartest, kindest people I know. Joe is also homeless. A couple of months ago, Joe was riding his bicycle on the Razorback Greenway in Fayetteville and was hit by a car at a...
Worship+Worship+ community-based discipleship. Worship+ serving others. I know, I know. We’re all pushed for time! You may be thinking, “Isn’t Sunday morning worship enough? I’m already doing so much! I can't add anything else to my weekly schedule.&rdquo...
I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. … The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever. Psalm 121 : 1 - 2 (NLT) Psalm 121 has long been one of my favorite Psalms. It's one of...
Did you know that Americans work ~137 more hours per year than the Japanese, ~260 more hours than the British, and ~499 more hours than the French? But it’s not only work. Americans watch over 5 hrs of television a week, the average person spends over 4 hours a day on their...
Put Church First At the beginning of this new school year, my friend purchased a new family calendar for the refrigerator. She selected different color markers for every child and carefully copied all the activities on each day of the week – soccer, dance, art class, music...
I grew up in an idyllic country town in Arkansas. It was the seventies and there were only 226 people. It was a beautiful place to live and to learn about loving God and others. However, one of the hardest things I learned was the devastating effects of poverty on kids and families. Around...
The NBA this summer has been INSANE. My Oklahoma City Thunder are now non-existent, Houston has Russell Westbrook, the powerhouse Warriors got blown up, the LA city rivalry is back, and Brooklyn has potential?! With so many variables of free agency drama, I was watching a show on ESPN centered...
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