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August 2015
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Now by this we may be sure that we know him, if we obey his commandments. Whoever says, “I have come to know him,” but does not obey his commandments, is a liar, and in such a pers...
Now by this we may be sure that we know him, if we obey his commandments. Whoever says, "I have come to know him," but does not obey his commandments, is a liar, and in such a pers...
July 2015
Jul
At the height of the Ebola pandemic Discipleship Ministries, Higher Education and Ministry and the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health worked together to produce "Ebola Disease ...
On the last trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Robin and Steve were accompanied by photographer and videographer, Jeff Oliver. Jeff Oliver and his family served a...
My Fourth of July weekend was spent working on a house project. Before that engenders any pity from the reader, let me admit that there is nothing I would rather do on a long weeke...
pen portrayal of Campbell’s mental decline because of Alzheimer’s disease. Instead of riding off into the sunset, retiring, and spending his remaining time of mental clarity doing ...
June 16-19 was the second annual meeting of the Anglophone members of the African Association of United Methodist Theological Schools (AAUMTI). Rev. Stephen Bryant and Kara Lassen ...
A great number of baby boomers resist anything that smacks of aging because boomers don’t want to think of themselves as being old. One of my friends went to his 1975 high school c...
June 2015
Jun
Today, June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court announced its ruling that every state must issue licenses for the marriage of same-sex couples, and every state must recognize...
The United Methodist Church is a connectional denomination. The idea of connection is rooted in the movement led by John Wesley in England, beginning in 1739. Through his practice ...
May 2015
May
Memorial Day has come and gone, and the summer movies have arrived. The trailer for Disney’s film, “Tomorrowland” intrigued me. My initial thought was that it was probably a clever...
Five years ago there was a very popular movie, a chick flick based upon a best-selling semi autobiographical novel, entitled Eat, Pray, Love. It chronicled a middle-aged woman's po...
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophet...
focused upon is Death Preparation, which encompasses not only what is out there at the end of life but dealing with the loss of loved ones, so grief is a part of it. The longer we ...
He said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is ...
April 2015
Apr
One of the childhood memories of early TV were the broadcasts of the Billy Graham’s crusades. I remember being a little afraid of Rev. Billy when he would grow loud for emphasis, ...
I do a lot of searching the web for articles about Baby Boomers. A part of my responsibilities as the Director on Aging and Older Adult Ministry, is to be on the forefront of theo...
‘Why do you call me “Lord, Lord”, and do not do what I tell you? I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them. That one is like a man buil...
On April 16, team leaders of three publishing teams in the DRC met together for the first time ever in Kinshasa at the conclusion of the E-reader training. They went around the cir...
How accommodating is your congregation for people who want to park at your church? And I’m not talking about how many spaces you have in your lot. Recently a question was forwarded...
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