Posts by Michele Crater
Barabbas (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 27:11-26
Read MoreBarabbas (Rev. Allison Gossett)
This week’s preacher: Rev. Allison Gossett. 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 27:11-26
Read MoreYou Are Not What You Repeatedly Do
March 20, 2021 By James Wells, Director of Choral Ministries DAILY READING Psalm 51:1-12 I have been told that teachers often teach the way they have been taught. It certainly makes sense. Oftentimes, we even find that lessons in the classroom parallel with spiritual lessons. Recently I came upon an example of where my classroom…
Read MoreThe Face of God
March 19, 2021 By Mark Graham Lent is a time we prepare our hearts for Easter, the greatest celebration of our faith that Christ died and has risen- all for us. Lent is traditionally a time we pray, repent, and practice self-denial in order to see God’s face and feel the joy of his love…
Read MoreA Gift from God
March 18, 2021 By Doug Anderson Back when I was about 13, we rode dirt bikes in an old gravel pit. The rule was “don’t come home until you scare yourself” and we took it seriously. By the time I was 16, we were riding Harleys hard and fast until I broadsided a car at…
Read MoreTim Soerens
In this episode, we talk with Tim Soerens, author of Everywhere You Look, and co-founder of The Parish Collective. If you are hungry for a different way of doing church, this is a great place to start!
Read MoreWhat My Grandmother Taught Me About God
March 17, 2021 By Herschel French, Discipleship Program Director DAILY READING 1 Chronicles 29:17 My grandmother is the most generous person I have ever met. So when I was in seventh grade and in the worst trouble I’ve ever been in in my life, when she could have come down hard on me, she instead…
Read More15. Topic – Disagreeing
The staff take their time discussing the topic for this week: disagreeing. We learn what books they haven’t finished reading, and in our “Oldies vs Youngies” segment Adam and Lee get called old. It’s gonna be/was epic. Follow To the Table and the BUMC Student Ministry here: @tothetablebumcsm @bumcsm @lglfrench @a.c.jonesiv @mcknightowl @hannahlynn951 @masonleecaviness Timestamps:…
Read MoreHeartwarming
March 16, 2021 By Michele Crater, Creative Director DAILY READING Psalm 107:1-16 John Wesley spoke of feeling his heart “strangely warmed” when he first became personally aware of God’s love for him, John the pastor. Growing up in the church, I had a very similar experience to Wesley, in that for so many years I…
Read MoreLove Your Neighbor
March 15, 2021 By Audrey, Age 8 Our family jumped as the doorbell rang. I went to see who it was, but all I saw was a beautiful bunch of tulips. The tulips were from our neighbors down the street. We receive lots of treats from our friends and neighbors. On our doorstep we have…
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