Month: May 2017

I realize that most of you won't make it through this whole blog but hang in there with me.  I would like to give you a small glance into one of the most significant privileges in the life of being a minister.  Confirmation Sunday is one of my favorite Sundays of the church year.  [For … Continue reading When the Kingdom Grows

Friends, I am exhausted emotionally.  It has just been one of those weeks that lots of good things have happened but some tough things as well and with all that is swirling around in the world around us, I haven't been sleeping well.  My soul has been feeling weary and I realized I needed to … Continue reading Encouragement for A Weary Soul

As an adult, Mother's Day has always been a difficult day for me personally.  Growing up- it was a chance for my brothers to show off their rhyming skills with some Mother's Day poetry (Hallmark had nothing on us!) and our gardening skills by picking out the best potted plant we could find to show … Continue reading Mother’s Day Reflections

I realize that some folks follow the happenings of the larger United Methodist denomination and some members at Centenary do not.  But there have been some big things taking place in the realm of human sexuality in our denomination and we need to understand what they mean.  Let me be clear.  I am not sharing my … Continue reading What is happening in the United Methodist Church?