Our current sermon series, “Where No One Walks Alone,” resonates with me because of this personal experience. First Church is the place where you experience the love of Christ.
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For at least 20 years, author Parker Palmer’s humble wisdom has helped me notice that every tie matters, and that soulful presence makes new connections and strengthens the sacred net.
United Methodist Women (UMW) held their closing meeting the garden this week – the first in-person meeting they have had since February 2020.
Sunday afternoon, May 2, our church will host a two-hour “Christian Mindfulness Retreat” via Zoom from 2:00 – 4:00 pm CDT.
Come join us any Monday, Wednesday, or Friday during the next two weeks as we meet to learn about and explore the ancient practice of “Christian Mindfulness.”
The time I spend with God determines both the direction and quality of the time I spend elsewhere. — Randy Alcorn
If you were like me, your dress code during 2020 was decidedly more casual than any other year. Those of you who have seen me realize that I have taken the modeling of t-shirts, gym shorts, and sweat pants to a whole new art form.
This Thanksgiving week in 1970, I had just been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma and had arrived at St Jude Children’s Hospital the previous Thursday.
Here is some food for thought before we get together on Wednesday night. When Jesus fed the crowd until “they were filled” (Mark 8:8), he showed them what the Kingdom of God is like and how different it is from the cruel world in which they lived.
Friends, I am so excited to announce to you our new all-church Bible Study — welcome to GROW! Join our pastors and our church family on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm to look deeper into the Bible and find ourselves in the great stories of God.