Teach Us to Number Our Days
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…”
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (ESV)
By Amanda Nicol | Ministry Intern serving at Gresham UMC...
Obedient to a Fault?
By the Rev. Cara Scriven | Tacoma District Superintendent
OOn Palm Sunday, I worshiped with the good people of Tumwater United Methodist Church. In her...
A Humility in Bedtime
By the Rev. Cara Scriven | Tacoma District Superintendent
MMy least favorite part of the day is announcing bedtime. On the best of days, my...
Remember You Are Earth: Simple Resources for Lent
How about changing the line on Ash Wednesday for the Imposition of Ashes to, "Remember that you are earth, and to earth you shall...
Spiritual Formation: Our Search for Meaning
“How can we make disciples if we don’t know what one looks like?”
Retired Pastor
“We can’t hope to transform the world until we ourselves are...
Reasons to Believe
By the Rev. Pat Simpson | Seattle District Superintendent
OOn the radio this morning I heard a Jewish father and a Muslim mother talk about...
Waiting Amidst Brokenness
By the Rev. Cara Scriven | Tacoma District Superintendent
CChristmas is my favorite holiday. I eagerly await the first day when I can play Christmas...
Holy Fire: Awakening the Human Heart
By David Reinholz | Guest Blogger
As Pentecost approaches, I have been doing some thinking about the early church. I wonder what they had that...
A Holy Week Message
Image: The Native American mask was a gift made by United Methodist artist, author and storyteller, Ray Buckley, whose heritage is Lakota/Tlingit/Scot. It is...
Making My Daily Bread (Recipe Included!)
“Give us this day our daily bread…” this is the line in the Lord’s Prayer that I most take for granted. In my household,...
