-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
A Place to Connect
What are you doing this summer? Are you going to take any trips? Hit the road and see some sights? Summer is a traditional time for us to travel and get out of our ordinary routines. This is wonderful and refreshing! But, we also need to careful that we don’t take a road trip away
As we journey this week to the cross and beyond with Jesus, I invite us to meditate on two of the songs we sing. What do these words teach us about Jesus? What do they teach us about ourselves? What do we learn from them about living lives of faithful discipleship? Ah, Holy Jesus –
I enjoy reading the news, and one trend I have noticed is that at the start of a new year, there is a plethora of articles on how to develop healthy habits. They all seemed geared toward helping us keep our new year’s resolutions. Well, this blog post is going to be similar 🙂 I
This Advent, I have been a part of the Upper Room’s Advent Devotion Course called “Light From Afar.” It is based on a book by the same name. I highly recommend the book! Each week, we are studying the Scriptures from the perspective of Christians from different countries – Brazil, Philippines, Ukraine, and South Africa.
Last week in my sermon I mentioned a great resource for study and devotion. I was talking about the weekly video devotions that New Testament scholar, N.T. Wright, produces. I have been watching these devotions for several months, and I would encourage you to join me. There is a great “library” of previous devotions, and
To celebrate the first year of the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA released an image of a small star-forming region in the Rho Ophiuchi. This is a gorgeous image, and you can take a video tour of it here – https://webb.nasa.gov/ – as well as check out its other images. I love images like this,
Have you ever read the newspaper or watched the news and felt overwhelmed by the awfulness of what you learn? I know I do. So, what do we do when that happens? How do we respond? A good way we can respond is with prayer. But, sometimes, it is hard to know how to pray
Tomorrow is May the 4th – Star Wars Celebration Day! I love the Star Wars franchise, and I recently found a fun podcast that makes some connections between Star Wars and Christianity. You can check it out here: I enjoyed listening to their discussion. They have some interesting and thoughtful insights that deepen the beauty
As we journey through Holy Week, I wanted to share a webpage from Bible Gateway. I’ve copied some of the visuals to help our understanding of what happens during these final days of Jesus’ life. I pray these visuals enrich our observance. – https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2021/03/passion-week-visualized/
The season of Lent begins next week with Ash Wednesday on February 22. Lent is the 40-day season of preparation before Easter. It is a time of self-reflection and drawing closer to God. Oftentimes, Christians will fast during this time – either from food or from a habit that takes them away from God. As
Scottsville United Methodist Church 