Thoughts on John Wesley, UMC, life, faith, and anything else!
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First Steps toward Revitalization
I have become convinced that the first steps toward revitalization includes focusing on the mission and vision of a church. The mission of the United Methodist Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. This is a wonderful mission statement based on Matthew 28:19-20. It is simple and straight…
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Advent Preparation
The day after Thanksgiving. Some celebrate it as Black Friday. I’ve done that a couple of times, but now, I want to stay as far away as possible. Now I celebrate this day with a tradition started when I was first married. Every year we would celebrate the day after Thanksgiving by putting up our…
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More than Imitation
I’ve heard that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that’s the case, then Jesus should be ecstatic. After all, a number of years ago there was a campaign that went viral called What Would Jesus Do (WWJD). The point of the campaign is pretty self-explanatory so I won’t go into detail. If you…
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Using a Chromebook
Around March of this past year I was in the market for a new laptop. My laptop had seen better days and I was getting frustrated with the fan continuing to come on for, what seemed to be, no reason at all. I was also frustrated by spending way to long letting the thing update…
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A Breathing Lesson: Breathing in the Spirit of God; Breathing out in service to the world
This statement brings together the main teachings of the spiritual masters. For them the inner life’s purpose was to empower the outer life. We breathe in God’s Spirit so we can breathe out in service to the world. Their life was not simply about silence and solitude, but also about service.For too long we have…
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An Honest Prayer
Thanks to someone in Men’s Group (Gary), I was finally able to find this clip after what seemed like years of searching. I have no idea when I saw the film, but I always remembered this prayer. At the time, I was a bit put off by it to be honest. Now I view it…