Lisa Porter passed unexpectedly, but surrounded by her beloved family at the age of 62 on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. She is survived by her father Thomas Porter, her brother Michael Porter, and her t...  Read More

As we turn the page again on the calendar to the last month of the year and await the first snow of the year, we are met with anticipation of the coming season at every street corner we pass and every...  Read More

In 1865, William Chatterton Dix penned a poem that would become the beloved Christmas-time favorite, “What Child is This?” This year for Advent and Christmas, we will be prompted by this carol to ask ...  Read More

One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under t...  Read More

When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, he said, “As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be...  Read More

Some Sadducees, those who say there is no resurrection, came to him and asked him a question: “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies leaving a wife but no children, the man shall ma...  Read More

As Thanksgiving approaches, let’s practice gratitude together: write one note, speak one blessing, offer one prayer, share one meal. Small acts add up to large changes and large changes can bless the ...  Read More

Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talkin...  Read More

The Emmaus story illustrates how Christ often walks with us unnoticed—until we recognize him in our midst. Just as John Wesley felt his heart “strangely warmed,” we’re reminded that each believer’s en...  Read More

From Sunday Schools to major universities, Methodists have long affirmed the value of education and inquiry. This message explores how reason strengthens our ability to understand scripture, explore s...  Read More

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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus, for in every way you h...  Read More

A whirlwind overview of the Bible, tracing God’s unfolding story through law, history, wisdom, prophecy, gospel, and epistle. Jesus models how scripture fuels and grounds ministry. We are called to b...  Read More

. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them and be their God; he wil...  Read More

The days are getting shorter, the air a little crisper, and leaves are beginning to change. Fall is a season of change, but it’s also a season of harvest. We gather apples, pumpkins, and squash, and w...  Read More

. When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him. After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. And ...  Read More

Mickey Lou “Beck” Bechtelheimer, 92, departed this life to be with the Lord on September 5, 2025 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was born May 27, 1933 in Laketon Indiana into the home of Harold and...  Read More

Methodism offers a faith that is thoughtful, grace-filled, grounded in scripture, and deeply concerned with personal and social holiness. Open hearts, open minds, open doors and the Wesleyan Quadrilat...  Read More

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Come, go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.” So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel...  Read More

Starting in September, we will set the stage for a whole series by exploring the gifts and identity of United Methodism: a church of open hearts, open minds, and open doors. Introduce the Wesleyan Qua...  Read More

Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— not the result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are what he has made ...  Read More

Then he said to me, “Mortal, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are cut off completely.’ Therefore prophesy and say to them: Thus sa...  Read More

He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘It is going to rain,’ and so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be sc...  Read More

“Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks...  Read More