The good folks at Sojourners magazine have put together a fantastic short video on how to do contemplative prayer. If your prayer life is lacking, or you have trouble putting your thoughts in prayer, watching this video may help you a great deal. It is well worth your time….SK
http://www.sojo.net/index.cfm?action=magazine.article&issue=soj0902&article=a-how-to-video-on-contemplative-prayer
I wouldn’t know about this book if it were not for Reader’s Digest, which, for some unexplained reason, shows up monthly in my mailbox (unexplained because I have never subscribed to it). The blurb I read this morning came from a book with the tantalizing title: Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying [...]
I began my day devotionally by reading from Thomas Merton. Merton was a Trappist monk, author, and peace activist, who wrote prolifically about such subjects as prayer, the interior life, social responsibility, and war, to name but a few. He is today regarded by many as a spiritual master, a man who exemplified the quest [...]
I post this prayer today because I know that probably none of you heard it, or even knew that Bishop Robinson (the renowned gay bishop of the Episcopal Church) had been invited to pray at the inauguration festivities. Most of us heard the prayer offered by mega-church pastor Rick Warren. I offer this prayer by [...]
Worship Service Service includes the burning of our mortgage, the dedication of our educational building, and a sermon by the Rev. Dr. Mary John Dye
I read the attached article this morning as part of my daily devotions. It made a difference in the way my life will be lived today. I hope it will do the same for you. Blessings…sk
http://www.tcpc.org/library/article.cfm?library_id=570
This service includes the baptism of Mya Jade Hernandez, and a solo by Phyllis VanHoy, accompanied by Casey. The sermon title is “BRINGING OUR CHILDREN TO JESUS.” Worship Service
In his weekly e-pistle, our new Bishop, Larry Goodpaster, wrote the following, which touched me deeply, and which I am happy to pass on to you:
Almost thirty years ago I was in the midst of doing my doctoral work. A major part of my research and reflection grew out of the work of Jurgen [...]
For several years now, I have greatly enjoyed teaching a Sunday School class every Sunday morning. This is not your typical SS class. It is a class where questions are encouraged and welcomed. It is a class which examines different points of view and encourages people to make their own decisions. It is a class [...]
Just wanted you all to know that UGUMC met its goal of raising $129,000 by January 15. At the close of yesterday’s worship service, treasurer Rose Speece and finance chairman Bill Wooten announced that by 9 a.m. on Monday morning, the church’s $229,000 debt would be history. And so it is.
I would place our reaching this goal [...]
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