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6th Sunday after Epiphany/Global Impact 2/February 12, 2020 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that after recovering from all the tornadic activity in our area on Thursday, February 6, we were finally able to open the building, warm it up and have church on Sunday. Thanks be to God! It has been a tough few days around...
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Wonder Woman

19th Sunday after Pentecost in Ordinary Time/October 16, 2019 Just these lines, my friends … … to say thank you to Pastor Paul for such a good word about the 7th fruit of the Holy Spirit, self-control. If you missed his powerful message in our Spirited Life series, I hope you’ll watch here. I was visiting with someone the other...
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Promises & Covenant

18th Sunday after Pentecost in Ordinary Time/October 9, 2019 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I was heartbroken not to have been with you on our special Youth Sunday this past weekend. I love our young people, but the marriage of our nephew took the Wilson tribe to Kansas City. In fact, the entire Wilson family...
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Gathering Around the Communion Table

Ordinary Time/World Communion Sunday/October 2, 2019 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that the last few days have been full when it comes to our transforming community of Matthews United Methodist Church (MUMC). On Tuesday, September 24 – Pathways to Peace: What a remarkable evening we shared with Dr. Elise Mae Cannon,  Rabbi Dr. Daniel Roth from...
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Pilgrimage of Trust

9th Sunday after Pentecost in Ordinary Time/August 7, 2019 Just these lines, my friends … … to say that I continue to write to you from Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa. Karen and I are here with our son Ryan, our daughter-in-law Gina, and our granddaughter Rosa. We will begin to make our journey home later this week. It is a good...
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From the Lyon’s Den…

The sun is setting as I write these words. It is the close of a Sunday I hope always to remember. Our time together in worship and then the afternoon reception flowed together to create a tapestry of care and richly shared grace that washed over me and my family as an experience too deep for words to describe. Even...