Archive for March 2021
Lo Alaman
In this episode, we sit down with Lo Alaman, aka, Lo the Poet, about his life, faith, and his new book, We Sang A Dirge, which we consider to be one of best books of 2020. It is simply a stunning piece of work. Go check it out!
Read MoreThe God Who Comes to Us in Our Hour of Need
March 31, 2021 By Dr. Ray Kumalo, Pastor of Brentwood Methodist Church (South Africa) DAILY READING Mark 11:1-11 This past Sunday was Palm Sunday. Named so because of how Jesus’s triumphal entry to Jerusalem moved the crowds to recognize and honor him by laying down their cloths and Palm branches. That led the leaders of…
Read More17. Topic – Social Media
The staff discuss social media and how it has shaped our relationships and how we communicate. They answer questions as each other, and then get quizzed on how many words they know. Follow To the Table and the BUMC Student Ministry here: @tothetablebumcsm @bumcsm @lglfrench @a.c.jonesiv @mcknightowl @hannahlynn951 @masonleecaviness Timestamps: 0:25 Answers to Questions As…
Read MoreKeep the Faith
March 30, 2021 By Rev. Toi King, Pastor of Saturday Worship & Community Care DAILY READING Hebrews 12:1-2 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set…
Read MoreLord, Save Us Now!
March 29, 2021 By Doug Ralls DAILY READING John 12:12-19 Yesterday, we celebrated Palm Sunday. It’s one of my favorite Sundays of the year. As we wave the palm branches together and shout Hosanna, it feels like there are few more communal worship times than this. Although it wasn’t quite the same in this season of pandemic, I…
Read MoreThe Cross (Dr. Davis Chappell)
This week’s preacher: Dr. Davis Chappell. We continue our series on the passion of Jesus called “Passion.” This series is the fifth in our year-long focus on intentional discipleship called “Walking with Jesus.” Learn how you can be more intentional in your walk with Jesus at bumc.net/journey. Our Scripture reading: Matthew 27:32-44
Read MoreThe Cross (Rev. Toi King)
This week’s preacher: Rev. Toi King. We continue our series on the passion of Jesus called “Passion.” This series is the fifth in our year-long focus on intentional discipleship called “Walking with Jesus.” Learn how you can be more intentional in your walk with Jesus at bumc.net/journey. Our Scripture reading: Matthew 27:32-44
Read MoreMy Walk and Witness with Christ
March 27, 2021 By Brooke Ohrt, Age 16 DAILY READING Psalm 118:1-2;19-29 As I reflect on God at work in the world, there was an experience from the 2018 Jubilation tour that has stuck with me since that day. It was June 7th, 2018, and we had returned to our residing at Lake Junaluska, North…
Read MoreListening and Trusting God
March 26, 2021 By Grace Hamilton, Age 12 DAILY READING Philippians 2:12-18 Although I was only 2 ½ when I was diagnosed with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia, I knew I was different and that most kids weren’t spending Fourth of July hooked up to chemotherapy or birthdays getting blood transfusions. Sometimes when life gets tough,…
Read MoreChoose to Quarantine This Lent
March 25, 2021 By Jodi Rall DAILY READING Isaiah 7:10-14, Luke 1:26-38, Hebrews 10:4-10 I think about the prophecy in Isaiah that “a virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and we will call him Immanuel.” In the book of Luke when the Angel appeared before Mary, this was another announcement…
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