My people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth. I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things from

Does your day ever end with the feeling that you did not get everything done? You know, you have list of “to do’s” and you did not finish...

Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though...

Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich ...

Life was busy and we meant well, but they were grown and gone way too fast. The Scripture that comes to me when I reflect on the practice of

Those of you who were old enough to remember that day certainly cannot un-remember it. Where were you when you heard the news of the planes

Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard it was the Lord, he wrapped his coat around himsel

The challenge for our church is to look beyond the walls of St. Andrew's to the community around us, to help lead them into the front door—

We all have spaces in our lives where we have lost hope. Where our laugh is resigned to a reality we do not want. That is why this is such a

This Scripture in the Gospel of John is one that I read quite regularly at funeral services, because it talks about Jesus preparing us a pla

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.

what exactly is a disciple? In the first century they were ordinary men that believed in Jesus. To get to know Him better they adjusted ...

One question that we may ask ourselves is, “Why pray if God knows everything?" Or sometimes the question is, “Why bother?,” if after praying

The wilderness is a common setting for events in the Bible. We read in the book of Exodus the story of the Hebrew people wandering in ...

“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 ...

"Happy are the people who know the festal shout, who walk, O LORD, in the light of your countenance; they exult in your name all day long,

The weather often mirrors the different seasons of our lives. Like droughts and storms, there are times in life of extreme troubles and like

The structure of the UMC encourages conferencing. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, considered Christian conferencing among ...

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