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May 2026

May 10, 2026

Spiritual Unity: A Gift from the Holy Spirit

Miller’s Station UMC | May 10, 2026 | Anchor Verse: Acts 2:1-21 The Holy Spirit...

May 09, 2026

Moral Injury Isn’t Just for Soldiers Anymore

Considering Moral Injury Anchor verses: 2 Samuel: 11 -12 We are generally taught from a...

May 03, 2026

Exploring our Faith: Insights into Jesus

Miller’s Station UMC| May 3, 2026|Anchor Verses: John 14:1-14 Who was Jesus? This is a...

April 2026

April 26, 2026

Exploring Our Faith: Insights into Belief in God

Anchor Verses: Psalm 103:8-12; Psalm 91:1-16; Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-31 A Shepherding God When I was...

April 22, 2026

Marriage is a Journey of Many Steps

A Walk in the Woods It took us almost 30 years, but this last...

April 20, 2026

Cultivating Communities of Intention

Anchor Verse Acts 2:42-47 As the story goes, my wife stole me from the monastery....

April 12, 2026

What Is Chesed? The Bible’s Word for God’s Love

God’s Loving kindness - Chesed My lectio this week directed my attention to the Hebrew...

April 12, 2026

Our Beliefs: An Examination of the Nicene Creed

This is going to be a 4 week serries - Week 1 – We Believe...

April 05, 2026

Easter Hope: Why Jesus Shows Up When We Panic Most

It Did Not Turn Out Like We Planned I have been section hiking the Appalachian...

March 2026

March 30, 2026

The King Who Refused a War Horse

Anchor verse: Mathew 21:1-11 Messianic Hope “No longer certain that one ever does...

March 26, 2026

Spiritual Observations on Deep Love

What does it mean to love deeply? I have noticed lately that civility seems to...

March 22, 2026

Breath, Spirit and Awakening

Anchor verses: Ezekiel 37:1-14 & John 11:1-45 Ezekiel’s Prophetic Witness Ezekiel 37 invites us...

March 15, 2026

Courage in the Light

Anchor verses: |Ephesians 5:8-14 and John 9:1-41 Stepping Out of the Shadows Let us consider...

March 14, 2026

The Gender of God

Recently, as I was looking for things to write on, I came across a heated...

March 08, 2026

“Grace That Makes Us Stand”

Miller’s Station UMC| March 8, 2026| Anchor Verse: Romans 5:1-11 As we continue down our...

March 04, 2026

Emotional Expression in Psalm 95

I have been working as a therapist in some capacity for the better part of...

March 01, 2026

For God So Loved

Miller’s Station UMC | March 1, 2026 | Anchor Verse: John 3:1-17 Born Again?—Spiritual Awakening...

February 2026

February 24, 2026

When Jesus Names Your Thirst

I was told a few weeks back that I needed to drink more water. While...

February 19, 2026

Dealing with Life’s Obstacles

A couple of weeks ago, I was at a conference and someone I was sitting...

February 18, 2026

What Side of the Cross are You on?

If Advent is the season of preparation and a reminder of the core elements of...

February 15, 2026

God’s Glory Revealed

Miller’s Station UMC February 15, 2026 Anchor verses: Exodus 24:12-18 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9...

February 14, 2026

Holes in the Whole

Belongingness is a universal human need. No matter how anti-social you may see yourself, at your core, at...

February 08, 2026

Stop Pretending, Start Living

Miller’s Station UMC February 8, 2026 Anchor verses: Micah 6:8 Isaiah 58:1-12 As we get...

February 03, 2026

The Act of Giving as a Spiritual Practice

One of my favorite things to do is gift people with baked goods. Probably competing...

February 01, 2026

The Quiet Way

He came in angry; his body language screamed as he sat down. He sat down,...

January 2026

January 27, 2026

Coping with the Winter Blues

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like...

January 25, 2026

Overcoming Division with Grace

Anchor Verse: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 In this week’s lectionary text for today, we are confronted with a scripture verse that...

January 25, 2026

Understanding the Path to Love and Empathy

Humans are odd animals. I have studied them for 30 years and what I have...

January 18, 2026

The Church’s Role in Troubling Times

The human body is a perpetual, moving machine that never stops even when it is...

January 18, 2026

Called, Discouraged, Sent

A Reflection on Isaiah 49:1-7 and John 1:29-42 Miller’s Station UMC 18 January 2026 This...