I Am So Grateful…

You don’t have to read very far in the gospel stories of Matthew, Mark, Luke or John before discovering that women played an important part […]

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The Mindset List

Each year, I enjoy reading the “Mindset List” for the new class of college freshmen. The “Mindset List” was created by Tom McBride and Ron […]

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We Are One…

This Sunday we will be celebrating World Communion Sunday. Christians all around the globe will be eating the bread and drinking the cup of salvation. As […]

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The Question

In the sixth chapter of Isaiah, there is a powerful scene. A young man sitting in the Temple suddenly becomes consciously aware of God’s presence. It is […]

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The Organ at DUMC

The time has finally arrived. For the first time this Sunday, we will hear our new organ as a congregation! Though a small part of […]

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A Lamp and a Light

This Sunday morning, the church is presenting our third graders with a Bible. Each year, when we give Bibles to these young people, I write […]

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It Is a Calling

Occasionally, someone will ask me how I became a minister. I usually reply, “I was called into it.” That often leads to a longer conversation […]

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