God is also calling out “All aboard!” to each of us in every moment of eternity, offering us salvation through God’s love and grace. Because God is eternal, divine time is all about what’s happening right now, at the right time and now is the time for salvation!
What makes something a good deed? Is it good based on how many people it helps? Is it good based on the impact it can make in a community? Is it possible to spoil a good deed? Joey thinks so.
Sometimes it is hard to trust that God is doing something in the circumstances in our lives– especially in seasons when bad things are happening, or when people are disappointing, or when the circumstances of the world feel far less than ideal. In fact, it’s so hard to trust in God’s action that often instead, we take our own.
There are only two questions that really matter on our spiritual journey. The first is: Where am I? The second is: What time is it? There is only one answer to each of these questions: Here and Now. The only time and place one can encounter the
Divine is here and now – not in the past or in the future. We don’t get to know WHEN something is going to happen.
As we approach the election, especially being from the “swingiest of swing states” (PA), we have been constantly inundated with commercials – many of which have the same messaging from both sides – that we will be much better off in all ways with the candidate the ad is touting.
It is stated that to do something if God wills it is not a pious phrase but a philosophy of life.
Why are people so fascinated to know when Jesus will return?
There are certain moments and times when my kids were younger that I can clearly remember thinking to myself, “I need to cherish this time, I need to bottle it up and savor it,” because I knew it was fleeting…
There is a famous moment in the Lord of the Rings series where Frodo Baggins laments the fact that the fate of the world rests in his little hands. He’s been given an nearly impossible task: to carry the Ring of Power many miles behind enemy lines to destroy it in the volcano where it was first formed. Unless he succeeds, evil will be victorious …
This weekend I was at the Caregiver Renewal Retreat held at our church. Our retreat leader, Rev. Shawn Callender Hogan, set up a series of prayer stations where we could pause for reflection on where we are in our caregiver journey. One prayer station caught my attention because it was about time.
Does anything matter? Careful now… it’s easy to go down the rabbit hole with a question like that. But we’ve all thought it! Is there an answer? Yes.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 has always been a universal protest song in my heart. I graduated high school in 1969, at the height of the war in Vietnam, shadowed by the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr and Bobby Kennedy a year before. As I read the verse for today, I could not
Together we can turn the nation’s largest weekend of football into the largest weekend of giving. Youth group members will be collecting monetary donations at each service this Sunday and will then send the donation to the Turning Point United Methodist Food Pantry in Trenton. Your generosity will be very much appreciated. The link below will take you to our PushPay system. You can select “Give One Time” then use the Fund Selector to choose “Souper Bowl of Caring.”
PEDAL for PROMISE – SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2019: Medford United Methodist is fielding a team for the Urban Promise fundraiser “Pedal for Promise.” This year the ride begins and ends at Valenzano Winery in Shamong. You can register to ride, make a donation to the team or register as a spectator to enjoy the party and cheer on our team.
Go to urbanpromiseusa.org/pedal for more information about the event, to donate, or to register as an individual. OR you can go directly to the TEAM MEDFORD UMC page at www.crowdrise.com/team-medford-umc.
Questions or need help? Speak with Pastor Kathleen, Wayne Richards, or Heidi and Mike Polhemus
