Author: normalfumc

What are your favorite Christmas movies? One of my favorites is The Grinch. That old Grinch is so mean and nasty, and yet he reminds us of people we have known. If we are being really honest, he reminds us a bit

This Advent season, we will be celebrating the Hope, Joy, Peace, and Love of Christ. Not because the world is perfect and all is well, but because God is in this imperfect world, working through us and others to bring Hope,

    The wisdom of Family Circus! In one of the cartoons I saw years ago, the children notice (as they often do) the discrepancy in the behavior of the adults. The kids are reflecting upon their Thanksgiving celebration that they’ve just enjoyed. Along

Not too long ago our youth group introduced me to this one-minute video about First World Problems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDLqafWub_o   Ever since watching this video, I keep catching myself complaining and then thinking, “Oh yeah, First World Problem.” It does put

Last week in worship we were able to remember the saints who have gone before us. We remembered members of our congregation who have died in the past year, and we remember that faith in God gives us hope that

Though we don’t like to think about or talk about death, we understand that it’s a part of life and we are blessed to be able to understand death in the context of faith. Faith in God gives us the

Have you seen this commercial? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZGghmwUcbQ   I am always struck by the frowns on the faces of those who seem to judge the young man’s acts of kindness as useless or naïve. I am more affected, however, by the

When stopping by a pond, if you’re not so good at skipping rocks, then we can all be assured of our ability to toss a rock in and create a ripple effect. It doesn’t matter what size of rock it

As we prepare for worship this weekend, I would like you to click on two links. The first is a commercial. I have no idea what it has to do with insurance, but I like it.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZMEIPCVgXY This weekend we will start

Scriptures: Psalm 8:1-5, 9 and Luke 22:19-22     This weekend, we’ll join with Christians around the world in celebrating World Communion Sunday. When it can be so easy to focus on what divides us, the celebration of Holy Communion draws