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What do you do when you first get up in the morning? Stretch? What do you do when you get up from sitting a long time? Stretch? Stretching. We talk about stretching our body. We talk about stretching our mind. I wonder if we ever need to stretch our spirit. “Stretching our mind” refers to … Read more
On Sunday, I challenged our church family to protect the church. I read several statements from The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. Warren begins, “It is your job to protect the unity of your church.” He notes … Unity is the soul of fellowship. Destroy it, and you rip the heart out of Christ’s … Read more
At the 2015 Annual Conference of the Susquehanna Conference, I had the honor of being part of a team presentation on Equipping Vital Congregations. The presentation was facilitated by Janet Durrwachter (First UMC, Williamsport). Other team members included Jaime Carpenter (Christ UMC, Selinsgrove) and Rev. Rich Morris (Hicks Memorial UMC, Duncansville). Jaime talked about “Passionate … Read more
We sang many songs in worship at Centre Grove on Sunday. Some words from “Victor’s Crown” really resonated with me … Every high thing must come down. Every stronghold shall be broken! We don’t want anything to prevent us from experiencing and accomplishing all that God desires! There are spiritual forces at work. Paul writes … Read more