Worship 3 Aug 20173 Aug 2017 What does it mean to be faithful in a world filled with conflict and chaos? How do we navigate through it all, continuing to put God first? Beginning Sunday, August…
Leslee Faithful Amidst the Chaos 3 Aug 20173 Aug 2017 I've been waiting for my life to calm down for a while now. I’m still waiting … life seems to ricochet from one major event to the next with no…
Uncategorized Old friends 1 Jun 201728 May 2017 I am not Paul writing a letter to the church at Corinth, a church he started, and left. I don't take the authority to write a letter and correct everyone.…
Uncategorized I make God laugh … a lot 29 Apr 2017 I have spent most of my 44 years making intricate and highly-detailed plans for what my life will be. Think Excel Spreadsheet or Venn Diagram. All the while, I’m certain…
Uncategorized Your Easter invitation! 10 Apr 2017 What does it mean that Christ is risen? There are a thousand true answers! Well, among other things, it means that new life is possible. And if new life is…
Uncategorized… Going to church 31 Mar 20173 Apr 2017 Twenty two years ago, I was appointed as pastor for the first time, to a small church outside Berrien Springs, Michigan. I attended worship on the last Sunday of my…
Uncategorized Endings and Beginnings 1 Mar 20173 Apr 2017 By now many of you know that I have been appointed to become the next pastor at Community United Methodist Church in North Muskegon, Michigan, effective July 1. The leaders…
Uncategorized The Chelsea phenomenon 18 Feb 20171 Apr 2017 I know that for many of you, Chelsea is a quiet and touristy town between Jackson and Ann Arbor in southern Michigan, the home of a nice United Methodist retirement…
Uncategorized Belong, Believe, Experience 1 Feb 20171 Apr 2017 I love church. I love the sense of belonging, of being part of something, and having connections with other people who share it with me. And I expect that this…
Uncategorized No More Serenity 24 Jan 20171 Apr 2017 I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept. --Angela Davis This is of course the opposite of the serenity prayer,…
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