Summer is Finally Here! School is not in session. Preschoolers through seniors in high school have graduated. What an exciting time of celebration in their accomplishments. And “thank you teachers”…

There are times in life we need to have hope. And in most cases when we do, we are wishing for a preferred future outcome. So where are you in…

Let’s talk about wrestling! Have you ever watched wrestling on television? Is it fake or real? Do people really do this for a living and do they really get excited…

I’m not sure what you think of angels. Are they real? Do they have a halo and wings? I remember in the mid-1990’s there was CBS supernatural drama television series…

The Bible is one of the most popular and beloved books in the whole world. At least I hope you agree! It is also one of the most complicated to…

The mission of the United Methodist Church is “to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.” Every local church in their own context is to be…

Anger is a normal feeling. We all get angry at times. And everyone deals with anger a little differently. A simple definition is, “the strong human emotion that you feel when you think that someone (a person,…

Free-lance writer, Shane Claiborne, who spent a summer in the poorest section of Calcutta, India with Mother Teresa wrote about his once-in-a- lifetime experience with the saint. “People would often…

I’m not sure what your hopes, dreams and aspirations are for the New Year. Better health? Better job? Better relationships? Better home? Better…whatever?  Each year most people at least ponder…

As the Pastor of Discipleship Ministry at HPCUMC I wish to share a few comments about discipleship. First, a definition: a disciple is a follower or student of a teacher,…