When traveling around to different parts of the world, I love to visit churches. I’ve been lucky to have seen all kinds, from tiny, unadorned chapels to massive, majestic basilicas. I always wonder about the people who worship in these spaces regularly. Do they see the amazing beauty and uniqueness of their home worship space?…
Month: March 2023
Considering Greetings
I’ll admit it…I tend to be an overthinker. One of my latest overthinking moments had to do with greetings. Over the past two weeks, I’ve really been wrestling with greetings. What is the typical greeting in certain situations and what is the most effective/best greeting? For many years, we have focused on radical welcoming at…
What’s Your Superpower?
Do you take flying leaps fearlessly? Have the ability to see through walls? Stop bullets with your amazing bracelets? Yeah, me neither. My superpowers tend to be much less exciting. Granted, I have quite a few, as I imagine you do, too. If we didn’t have some of these less-than-spectacular superpowers, then there likely wouldn’t…
Grief During Lent
“What kind of feelings come to mind when you think about Lent? Do you think of sunshine & rainbows? Or do you think more of clouds and gloom?” This was a conversation that took place a few Sundays ago with some of our students during Group Life. Many students described Lent as a time that…
Rooted Young Adult Ministry at FUMC Hurst
I wanted to share what God has been doing with the Rooted Young Adult ministries at First United Methodist Church of Hurst. But before we get to that, I thought it is worth talking about how it all started. Not long ago after I got appointed as one of the associate pastors at FUMC Hurst,…
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