A Ukrainian refugee family arrived in Poland with a newborn baby girl, named “Miroslava,” meaning “the peace-loving one.” When the family arrived in Warsaw, they were taken in by the local United Methodist Church…
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“It’s not what goes into the mouth that contaminates a person in God’s sight. It’s what comes out of the mouth that contaminates a person.”..
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This month, St. Luke UMC is hosting 24 relief workers from the Evangelical Covenant Church while they repair homes in Bolivar County that were damaged by the June 2021 floods. We had a smaller group come in November, and now we’re excited to welcome more Christians from across the United States and Mexico while they do justice and mercy in our community…
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What are your resolutions for the new year?
The past couple of years, mine have been the same 5 goals: Exercise regularly, read at least 26 books (and I count long comic books & graphic novels), waste less time on the internet (easier said than done), eat more vegetables, and drink no alcohol…
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A pastor-colleague of mine was once appointed to serve in a city outside of Anchorage, Alaska. In the height of winter, the days were only five and a half hours long. Even with a little light coming through about an hour before the sun rises and an hour after it sets, they experienced over sixteen and a half hours of darkness in the dead of winter…
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