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Over the past few days while being here at St. Olaf College at the Conference on Worship, Theology, and Arts, I have reflected upon my calling, and reflected upon healing. You know, when we go from place-to-place, job-to-job, […]
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This week I have the great privilege to attend the St. Olaf Conference on Worship, Theology, and Arts, at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. The schedule is filled with acts of worship, which include art making, music, […]
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What exactly does it mean to pay it forward? I think we have all heard of this expression before. Generally speaking, it is when someone in front of you in line, or someone that is checking out ahead […]
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Just six months ago I was in Orlando, Florida taking a vacation, enjoying the sites, the food, and the hotel pool. During my week in Orlando, I would drive to the various “tourist” places, and see the land […]
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What is a schism? This word has been strongly passed around recently in light of General Conference 2016. General Conference is the quadrennial meeting of The United Methodist Church, and is the elected legislative body that proposes and […]
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For the past few weeks I have heard varying statements in regards to the quickly passed legislative writing we have all come to know as House Bill 2 (further to be known as HB2). Now, I think we […]
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In my last post about the water massacre in Flint, Michigan, I state that I would find information on how we, in Western North Carolina. I was able to find information from the Michigan Area Annual Conference in […]
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I have been struggling in a real way recently. I think of scriptures such as Micah 6:6-8, 6 With what should I approach the Lord and bow down before God on high? Should I come before him with entirely […]
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Have you ever wondered where and what a pastor does on vacation? In short, pretty much the same thing that anyone else does on vacation: relaxing and rejuvenation. So, the more appropriate question would probably be: “why does […]
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This week The Belwood Charge began its 2015 Advent Sermon Series based on the scriptures used within Handel’s “Messiah.” The “Messiah” is a oratorio, meaning it is a large religious based musical composition. Because there is not enough […]