Who do you see when you look in the mirror?   Do you see someone who can love as Jesus loves? When we think of love, I’m thinking of how...

Did you grow up in the church? I ask because it feels like this week’s post was written mostly to people who have grown up in church....

My family and I recently had the awesome privilege of visiting Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Go ahead and take a minute to...

In our last post, we asked for some feedback. We asked for some questions you may find yourself wrestling with as we want these posts to...

Seriously, we want this email/blog to be for you. We hope that more often than not you find something that helps you. Our focus at...

Many people who gathered in church last week know countless others who were not at church, which includes close family members and...

Jesus didn’t die on the cross so that you would go to Heaven when you die. Go ahead. Read that sentence again. “But, wait,” you say....

What if when you woke up in the morning and turned on the news, you didn’t see what you were used to seeing? There wasn’t any discussion...

What does the word “Sunday” mean to you? I often hear: Sunday is the only day of the week where I get to sleep in. Sunday, isn’t that...

The United Methodist Church (UMC) met last week in General Conference. General Conference is made up of delegates from around the world....

I really think the title today should’ve been longer – “Live out your calling, and stop getting in the way of other people living out...

What? How can you be a thriving church if you are a dying church? First, we must consider what it means to be a church. Let’s look at...

Do you watch the movie A Christmas Story every year? Do you have a favorite part? Maybe it is Ralphie asking for the Red Ryder BB gun. ...

I was reading the story of Lazarus the other day, and the translation I was using pointed out that in this story Jesus got angry. Lazarus...

Do you ever find yourself emotionally exhausted? Do you ever feel tired, like you aren’t getting anywhere? Do you ever find yourself...

“What did I do to deserve this?” It isn’t uncommon to hear that question asked when someone is going through a difficult time in their...

Are you perfect like Jesus?  I asked this very question this past Sunday.  I said if you are perfect as Jesus is perfect, then raise your...

When you drive along rural two lane roads, you often find “obstacles.”  These obstacles can come in the shape of farm machinery,...

Connecting People to Christ’s Love is what we continue to live out here at Mt. Zion and Barnitz. This means we want everyone to know that...

So if you knew when you were going to die, would you want to know? I know that I wouldn’t want to know. Please don’t tell me. Although,...