Imagine a world where kindness is the norm. Where we truly loved our neighbor.  A world where love is the default. Imagine a movement that is not so much about a place or a program, but about people and a purpose. Imagine a movement where faith was not dictated by a calendar or a clock. Imagine a movement where people engaged …

I want to ask everyone who reads this to do something special. I am not asking for me or for this church. I am asking on behalf of Jesus. As Christians, we know Jesus died on the cross. As disciples of Christ, we know why He died on the cross. But we often fail to take the next step of …

My experience of life is a connected series of seasons – seasons of clarity, seasons of unknowns, seasons of peace, seasons of excitement, seasons of scarcity, seasons of plenty, etc… Life has been a series of everchanging seasons for me. In one of those seasons of unknowns, I remember my Grandfather saying, “Marky, everything will be ok. Things have a …

With the conclusion of the Academy Awards, we’ve come to the end of another film award season. I rarely watch these shows, but I do catch occasional glimpses of them. It’s common for the award winners to thank the community of creative artists around them. After all, making movies is a team effort. Ministry is also a team effort. In …

I greet you all in the peace of Christ Jesus. If you’ve been following the stories in the press or social media, you know that human sexuality is once again a primary topic as our denomination prepares for GC 2020 in May. What’s different about this time is there are a number of detailed conversations about our one denomination splitting …

Sometimes we just need to hear a hopeful word! I turn to Scripture when the world winds me a little too tight. I often meet the very words of encouragement that I seek at just the right time in just the right way. I hope that is your experience too! The “I AM” seems to always know right where I …

Here we are well into January! It seems the year took off in a hurry. Students and teachers are back into the rhythm of school. Holiday travels and visits already seem to be distant memories. The year of our Lord 2020 seems to be moving at full speed. I took a few moments in the midst of the whirlwind of …

5:15 AM is an excruciatingly early time to be working out. Yet it seems that with the stage of life I’m in right now, that’s the best time for me. I’m typically a morning person but I really don’t like to talk much before 6:00 AM and a cup of coffee. But there’s one person in the cycle class I’ve …

I am fascinated by the world’s obsession with the New Year. And this particular new year ushers in a new decade. Everyone feels new again! It’s as if those of us who are past our “younger years” just experienced that magical 20th birthday all over again leaving behind those pesky teen years that were full of so much change and …

As we draw 2019 to a close, here is how I am ending the year: Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens;praise him in the heights!Praise him, all his angels;praise him, all his host! Praise him, sun and moon;praise him, all you shining stars!Praise him, you highest heavens,and you waters above the heavens! Let them praise the name …