What is your treasure? Have you give much thought about how you would respond if someone asked you what you treasure? Most people’s quick response is family and friends, followed by their faith and some might even add their job.
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Glimpsing the Future by: Rev. Matt Ybañez
There was a time in our church when moving from one location to another seemed almost as crazy as an iPhone with no headphone jack.
The Voice by: Rev. Donna McKee
It’s comforting for me to know that my mother’s voice is stored in my brain down deep somewhere. I know it has to be, because it comes out of my mouth so often!
Crossing Paths while Serving God by: Rev. Clint Jones
But, in time, Mobile Food Pantry has truly become a joy in my ministry here at First United Methodist Church of Hurst.
You Don’t Want to Go. You Don’t Want to Stay. by: Rev. Beth Stuyck
The Lord said to Abram, “Leave your land, your family and your father’s household for the land that I will show you.” Genesis 12:1
Health and Fitness by: Sarah Garza
Though there was sweat during the workout and an aching in my muscles afterward, it felt like good work…so I went back again and again…I go because I know that it is good for me, but I also go because of the people that we meet.
The Sacred Present by: Cathy Cartmill
I remember another day of uncertainty. It was the day my mother had a massive stroke. In a moment, the lives of everyone in my family were changed forever.
Refrigerator-worthy by: Joshua Sams
With that in mind, our conversation turned from the standard media of art—oil, marble, bronze, etc.—to a nontraditional medium: our relationships. Do our relationships garner the same reaction from God that I longed to see on my mother’s face? Is he proud of our relationship? Does He see His love shining through us? Would God hang our relationship on His heavenly refrigerator?
Shock, Heartbreak, Comfort, and Blessings by: Jennifer Acker
I am so thankful that I did not let my lost luggage ruin my day ealier that week, because, while it was a shock, it was nowhere near the shock of what was to come.
My Daughter will Never be an Astronaut by: Rev. Matt Ybanez
The scary question for me is this: What have I shown my kids unknowingly; when I thought they weren’t listening, or they were out of earshot, or I just assumed they were too little to understand? What have they learned from me that I did not intend to teach? That’s the stuff of nightmares…
Savor by: Rev. Donna McKee
We had places to go, people to see!! We were on a schedule and didn’t have time to sit and savor–we wanted to get it and GO!!
Abandonné (Abandoned) by: Rev. Joseph Kazadi
Of all the things Job needed, he didn’t need “textbook” answers. He needed answers that come from the heart of understanding.
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