In John 10:10, Jesus says, “I came so that they may have life and have it abundantly.”  During the month of October, we are considering what it means to be…

World Communion Sunday began at Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1933. The Rev. Hugh Thompson Kerr and his congregation sought to demonstrate the interconnectedness of Christian churches, regardless…

     Australian singers and songwriters, Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody, have an award winning song that tells a story of justice in Australian history. The title and refrain is,…

“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on…

There’s a new phrase coined by millennials called “quiet quitting.” Quiet quitting doesn’t mean  someone has actually quit their job. It means they have chosen to do the bare minimum…

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of…

The passage from Mark 9 follows a significant moment in the life of the inner circle of Jesus’ disciples Peter, James and John.  The moment is literally a “mountain top…

This weekend our global partners at Samara United Methodist Church are celebrating 30 years of being a registered church in Russia. The relationship between HPCUMC and SUMC began in 1996…

“Now faith is the confidence in what we hope for and the assurance about what we do not see.”  Hebrews 11:1 Got faith?   Often we talk about faith as…