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Learning to Pray/Balance in a different Way

BEFORE YOU READ PLEASE CLICK HERE AND WATCH THIS VIDEO I've been reading Danielle Shroyer's book "Original Blessing" and some things she...

Parables, Palm Sunday, and the Super Bowl Halftime Show

Did any of you catch it? No not the super bowl! I mean, let’s face it, that was a huge disappointment. No, no, no. I’m talking about the...

Learning to Survive the Avalanche

(Note: the insight for this writing comes from a wonderful colleague of mine, Rev. Janelle Kurtz. I want to thank her for her amazing...

Rediscovering Our Superpower

One of my favorite stories to tell is a story told by a D.S. friend of mine, Rev. Boyd Blumer. For those of you who don’t know the United...

Navigating Through our New Need for Touch

I’ve never been a touchy/feely guy. As your pastor, I think you should probably be thankful for that.  When I give a hug, I almost always...

Ponderings and Prayers as I Open the Door to 2025

Some doors are made of wood   And some of fear.              Inside, you hear             The knocking, wonder: Should  ...

Christmas happens when we become a part of the story

This morning I share a writing by Steve Charleston from his book, “Hope as Old as Fire”. “The Christmas manger, the sentimental scene,...

The Night Rachel Reminded Us to Look Up and See the Star

My favorite part of Christmas day as a kid wasn’t the presents, believe it or not, it was all the McBride’s—all 10 of us—piling into the...

Prayer and Cedar Trees

Sometimes the only truth I know is the love I see in your eyes. Like all frail people of all frail times, I have wrapped cold history...

Mosquitos, Turkeys, and Wesley's 3rd Rule

I just love this season! We are getting close to the most wonderful time of the year...the giving season...Thanksgiving and Christmas....

Campfires, Elections, and "Hesed"

This last month, I have been reading a book with some of you called “Field Notes for the Wilderness”  written by Sarah Bessey. In the...

Taking the Front Yard Challenge!

So, I’ve never been at a United Methodist Church like Bear Creek UMC! It’s unique, just like every United Methodist Church is!  Thank...

The Wisdom of Long Walks in the Autumn

I’m kind of proud of myself today.  Today I officially have walked 10,000 steps every day for the last two months! Not an easy feat...

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