Stuff from the trivial to the profound (well, you be the judge of that) as the mood takes me from a Methodist minister in the UK.

Viva Espaniol (I think), written 2 days ago, I sometimes get despondent about the petty politicking that passes for much of modern day British Methodism. I've been behind a firewall all week and away from home most of the time. All I get when I use my client's computer to look up several Methodist ...

Brunch with Santa, written 6 days ago, Sunday December 7th from 12pm - 2pm Join us on Santa and Asbury Church on Sunday for brunch and pictures with Santa.

A weblog from Pastor Will Rice, associate pastor at Grace United Methodist Church in Corpus Christi, Texas

October 25, 2008, written 4 weeks ago, I love the autumn season - harvest, pumpkins, gords, vivid color, wind, mums, veggie soup, and chili - all wrapped together. What would we do without seasons? I think there are Seasons in our lives, much like the seasons of creation. The autumn season has a pur...

Update from United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), written 3 days ago, From The UMCOR Hotline for November 18, 2008 DRC: FLEEING TO SAFETY In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), thousands of civilians were forced to flee from their homes into neighboring Uganda to escape the outbreak...

More on the Power of Love, written 1 week ago, I was asked to explain more about the power of love and healing.  I don't know that I have the wisdom to accurately relate how love enters into healing more than I've said in my previous post...but I will try.  I'll try because in the past week I've b...

Let's Talk About Sex, Baby..., written 4 weeks ago, Below is another answer that I submitted in my ordination paper, regarding the church's position on human sexuality. If you want to hear an incredible talk on the Christian teaching of sexuality, go to the following link-- http://www.peterkreeft.c...

Quote for the day (14), written 1 week ago,

Bridge City, written 1 month ago, Kingwood UMC is going to Bridge City to do work.

Periodic messages about faith, life, and faithful living from Dale Schultz.

Christmas is coming!!!, written 4 days ago, As this Sunday is Christ the King Sunday it means we have arrived at the end of this liturgical year and will be staring the new one with the First Sunday in Advent. The beginning of Advent signals the start of our preparations for Christmas and inevitably...

Blessing Sunday, written 6 days ago, On November 16th we celebrated “Blessing Sunday”– a time of giving thanks for all that God has blessed us with in 2008. Over the past few weeks, Trinity’s members and friends were asked to write down how they thought this church has been blessed. The sli...

Prepping for "The World is our Parish", written 2 days ago, This weekend in all our worship services we will be marking a very important day that is coming up in December, World AIDS Day. World AIDS day was started in 1988 to increase awareness and focus media and politics’ attention on ...

Using What the Good Lord Gave You, written 1 week ago, One of the legends in my family is that my great-grandfather, Pop Bryant, responded to the Great Depression by taking what little money he had, sticking it into Mason jars and burying it in the front yard. The banks had failed. Nobody trusted th...

The Pastor Cornered - November 19, 2008, written 4 days ago, I’m really not a Scrooge, really, and I don’t think I hang out with many who would call themselves one either. But when I talk with people about what they are planning for the holiday season, I hear more words laced with dread than jo...

Annual Country Fair & BBQ, written 2 weeks ago, Our annual Country Fair will be on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 8 am to 5 pm. Barbecue Chicken Dinners will be served from 11 am to 4 pm.  There will be an indoor craft sale, numerous vendors, rides for children, and more!  Homemade cinnamon buns and ot...

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