“The fastest way to feel like you matter is to show someone else that they do.” https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/the-retirement-crisis-no-one-warns-you-about-mattering-380873b2?mod=lifestyle_feat3_relationships_pos4 Need a nudge? Check out James 2:14-17.

As you and I move forward this side of Easter 2026, let’s do so with gratitude to Guy Bowman, a longtime friend IRL who shared this solid reminder —We encounter God in the ordinariness of life; not in the search…

“… the third day he rose from the dead.” —- The Apostles’ Creed

…and buried.“ —- The Apostles’ Creed, speaking of Christ Jesus

With gratitude to Mary Alderson, premier Bible Study Leader, for pointing me to this song — You can throw small stones, but I won’t fall downI’ve been lifted up from the battlegroundEvery word they say, I’ll let it fade away‘Cause…

Communion isn’t a reward for having the right answers. It’s an open table for hungry people. No checklist, no condemnation, just an invitation. —GINGER E. GAINES-CIRELLI 

From the Foundry United Methodist Church’s GINGER E. GAINES-CIRELLI comes this helpful wisdom. May her words help you and me as we move on through this Week we in the Church call especially a Holy one —  Faith isn’t the…

Today you and I conclude my Lenten2026 series with a final excerpt from The Last Supper, the most recent book by retired United Methodist Bishop William Willimon. It was one of the best of the several that accompanied me on…

Yesterday’s reporting here of a conversation continues with Willimon — A fellow church member countered, “My point was not that we ought to try to be a good neighbor to help them, but rather, maybe they could help us to…