Outwardly focused on making disciples who will make disciples.
Arise, shine; for your light has come, And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For darkness shall cover the earth, And thick darkness the peoples; But the Lord will arise upon you, And his glory will appear over you. Nations shall come to your light, And kings to… Continue Reading→
At our virtual Annual Conference last year each District Lay Leader gave a sixty second video message that was played for all the attendees. My message said, in part, that “the world in front of us is nothing like the world behind us.” More recently I have been thinking that “What got you here won’t… Continue Reading→
Dear Friends, Grace and peace to you. I thank God for you daily, clergy and laity of Harbor! You are serving, gifting, loving and sharing in incredible ways! You are living as the body of Christ, partnering with one another, to show Christ to the world. You are beautiful people! Thank you for the wonderful,… Continue Reading→
Dear Friend, fellow God-lover and Christ Follower – I praise God every time I think of you. I am grateful we serve and follow God together in the days behind us and in the days to come. We are part of the One Body of Christ, sharing in one baptism, named and claimed by God,… Continue Reading→
Dear Friends, Grace and peace to you. I give thanks to God for each of you, the churches you lead and ministries of these wonderful churches. During this season I have often prayed for perseverance, for all of you and me to be given the means to persevere. I have noticed that you are indeed… Continue Reading→
Dear Friends, Grace and peace to you. As we come to the end of the Charge Conference season, I give thanks for the gifts of the steady, strong, creative spirits you exhibit. You have hard days, and difficult seasons, and yet you are persevering! Thanks be to God for each of you and the gifts… Continue Reading→
Thank you, thank you, thank you! It’s clergy appreciation month and you all deserve to be thanked, to be shown love and support. We are still struggling day to day and yet I am finding much hope in our congregations as we get deeper into Charge Conference season. Please know I am grateful to each… Continue Reading→
We know that God works all things together for goodfor the ones who love God, for those who are calledaccording to his purpose. Romans 8:28 I am sure that most, if not all, of you spent time on Saturday, September 11 watching some of the many remembrances on television covering the 20th anniversary of 9/11…. Continue Reading→
When I say charge, you say conference . . . charge – conference, charge – conference What? No? You’re not cheering along with me? Yet it’s Charge Conference season! That’s right it’s fall now and that means football, a chill in the air, pumpkin spice everything, leaves changing colors and Charge Conference for United Methodists!… Continue Reading→