Posts by Michele Crater
The End is the Beginning (Dr. Davis Chappell)
This week’s preacher: Dr. Davis Chappell. Celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ with us! Our Scripture reading: Matthew 28:1-10
Read MoreWhat’s the Big Deal?
April 3, 2021 By Steve Schaffer Both my wife, Marilyn, and I are preacher’s kids. We’ve pretty much seen church stuff from both within and from without…a lot of good, for sure, but sometimes a little not so good. When I began thinking about Lent again this year, my first (young man’s) impulse was “Oh, man! Seen it,…
Read MoreBlack Friday? Holy Friday? Good Friday?
April 2, 2021 By Rev. Dietrich “Deech” Kirk, Executive Director of the Center for Youth Ministry Training DAILY READING Hebrews 10:16-25, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9, John 18:1-19:42 I have always struggled with the name Good Friday. Have you? How can we call something good that seems to be so bad? Some call it Black Friday which seems more…
Read MoreMaundy Thursday (Rev. Casey Orr)
This week’s preacher: Rev. Casey Orr. We commemorate the Last Supper in which Jesus gave several final commands to his disciples – to love one another, serve one another and to remember him through the breaking of the bread. Our Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Read MoreFoot Washing
April 1, 2021 By Bishop Joe Pennel DAILY READING John 13:1-7, 31-35 There was a good reason for foot washing in the time of Jesus. It was a sign of greeting and hospitality. Both feet were washed as a guest entered the home. Life was different in the time of Jesus. There were no paved…
Read MoreLo 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…
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