Hello Church Family, We started a new sermon series this past Sunday, “You’re Never Too Far.” This series came out of lots of conversations with members of the church as people began to share their stories with me. When you meet someone for the first time, you get to know who they are today. It isn’t until you hear their …

Hello Church Family, We just completed our series Good, God, Gospel. I was having a conversation the other day about the series and I was asked isn’t this just another program like all the other programs that we have done. My answer to that is no. But it is only no if this helps guide how we live our life …

Hello Church Family, Did you know that there is evidence of God all around us? If we take time to look around we are able to see evidence of God’s hand print all around us. We see God’s hand in the trees and mountains. We see God’s hand in the sun that shines and the wind the blows. We see …

Hello Church Family, This past Sunday we launched a new 3-week series called, Good. God. Gospel. Jesus is the ultimate example of how to have conversations with people. Jesus was able to take conversations from Good, to God conversations and lead them to Gospel conversations. We talked this past Sunday about Good conversations. We talked about what it means to …

Hello Church Family, I wanted to share with you all some reflections I had during worship while at the Global Methodist Church General Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa last week. I pray that this encourages you. Through flight delays the Spirit still moves Through illness the Spirit still moves Through hospitalization the Spirit still moves Through muggings the Spirit still …

Hello Church Family, I pray that things are going well for you in San Juan County. The time since being in South Africa has been filled with preparation, times of worship and lots of meetings. We’re here at the General Conference of the Global Methodist Church directing the future of the church for the next six years. It is a …

Hello Church Family, I am writing this newsletter from a different location today. I am sitting in Johannesburg, South Africa as we prepare for the Global Methodist Church’s General Conference. After 24 hours of traveling to get here and trying to figure out what time zone I am in, Ginger and I arrived safely. We have met lots of people, …

Hello Church Family, We’re continuing our summer series on Spiritual Disciplines, walking through the Bible alongside Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline as we look at ancient practices meant to shape our lives today. This past Sunday, we looked at the discipline of Confession. Sunday Recap: Confession True confession is only possible because of what Jesus did on the cross — …

Hello Church Family, While I was at Asbury Seminary, I was able to take multiple courses on leadership. One of the things I learned during those courses was the idea of servant leadership. Robert K. Greenleaf wrote a book all about servant leadership. He uses the example of Jesus and stories from the Bible to help leaders understand a new …

Hello Church Family, This week we tackled a word that carries a lot of baggage — submission. It’s been misused and abused, but Scripture paints a very different picture than the world does. We looked at 1 Peter 2:13–25, Colossians 3:18–25, and 1 Peter 5:1–7 in full context, and discovered that submission isn’t about yielding to power or being told …