We thought it would never happen to us. I don’t know why we thought that, but we did. At least we did except in those dark moments when we realized that there is no guarantee that “it” wouldn’t happen to us. But we would quickly put that all aside and...
Imagine someone who knew nothing about football calling the first play of a game. What do you think the chances are that they call a “hail mary”? Just throw the ball as far down the field as possible and score, no problem! According to ESPN less than 10% of hail...
For some time, now, I’ve been thinking about a ministry that I became aware of that ministers to single, pregnant moms both during their pregnancy and afterward. This ministry is called “Embrace Grace.” It provides a Christian support group for those single women going through pregnancy, providing a caring community,...
One of the topics requested by members of the congregation a few weeks ago was, “Is cremation after death allowed by the Methodist church?” The short answer is, Yes. But let me flesh that out a bit. The question stems from the Roman Catholic teaching that cremation is not allowed,...
I subscribe to a daily email news source called “The Stream”, subtitled “Equipping Christians to Think Clearly About the Political, Economic and Moral Issues of Our Day.” I recommend it to you if you would find such a source helpful. Recently, this article appeared in The Stream, and with the...
Ted’s sermon on Sunday was hard to hear and has had me thinking about how Christians are expected to deal with conflict and disagreement. Verses like Matthew 5:38-39 come to mind: You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I...
What a night it was! Saturday, July 30, 2022 was the inaugural event in our new autism ministry, Radiate Possibility, and we had 57 people turn out to enjoy an evening of music, lights, refreshments and fun! There was even some dancing! But the big fun came when balloons were...
With the lawsuit in Florida brought by 106 United Methodist Churches against their bishop and annual conference, many people have asked, “Should Christians sue other Christians?” And the answer to that is “No”, but also “Maybe”. Paul counsels the Corinthian church: 1 Corinthians 6:1–8 (NRSV) 1 When any of you...
A request was made by a member of The Fount to address the question of assisted suicide. What does the Bible have to say about it? And what does the church teach about it? First, the Bible never uses the word “suicide”, but there are many examples of people who...
We as followers of Christ are set apart, we are called to do things differently than others. The mission that Christ gave us, to go and make disciples throughout the world is not a request, but a mission. Music ministry certainly falls into this mission. However, there are perils and challenges...