In the passage in Ephesians, God had us in mind, even before all of creation, to be his adopted children—to be one of God’s own.

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.”

When we work for the good of all—honoring everyone, loving the Christian community—the entire community advances and greater happiness ...

But the evidence of God is all around us. How often do we fail to detect it as we go about living our lives?

Beginning June 6, we will start a new sermon series called Marriage and Other Difficult Relationships.

Paul’s mention of Rufus’ mother can make us realize that this thing called motherhood has a whole lot more to do than just biology.

As we depend on each other, we experience a deep sense of freedom. The closer we are to one another, the more freedom we have.

Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and...

This week our daily readings of the book of John has included a great story about the death of Lazarus, chapter 11:1-44.

He (Jesus) went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled him.” - John 6:65 As we, as a...

This week we are celebrating the beginning of the season of Lent, a time that has traditionally focused on giving, praying and fasting. This

I think this year the Super Bowl is almost a Holy Event, but not for the reasons you would think. It is not a because the Tampa Bay...

Yesterday I was so weepy. I honestly had not spent a lot of time thinking about the fact that we were going to have a female Vice...

As we are in the first 15 days of the new year, doesn’t it seem like 2021 is just an extension of 2020? As if today, Jan. 15, 2021 is...

Jayne and I are so glad to be sharing our first Christmas with the St. Andrew’s UMC family. From the first moment that we find out that...

I received a devotion today via email that contained an excerpt from L. B. E. Cowman’s classic book “Streams in the Desert,” originally...

All Christians read their Bible, right? Guess what? You are probably in the majority if you struggle to read scripture.

The design of the Advent Wreath consists of four candles placed in a wreath that surrounds a larger middle candle.

God was in Christ, bringing reconciliation to all. This is what we celebrate, this is what happens when we pass the bread and the cup.

This country has been overwhelmed as well by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet there have been areas also besieged by various disasters, resulting