Christmas in July
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which [...]
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Thank You!!!
By the time you read this letter, I will have already completed my first week and sermon at First UMC [...]
GPS-Grilled Tilapia
JUL 07 / Sunday – Read Matthew 4:18-20 Overview: Bible people ate more fish than meat. Not for heart health, weight [...]
GPS-“Babylonian Unwinding Stew
JUN 30 / Sunday – Read John 8:31-36 Overview: Imagine going back to slavery just to get veggies. The Israelites were [...]
Another Successful VBS
I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, [...]
GPS-Za’atar Seasoning
JUN 23 / Sunday – Psalm 51 / Matt 17:20 / Matt 23:23 Overview: Stories of biblical spices and their relevance [...]
All Wet
For (God) makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and [...]
GPS-Pita Bread
JUN 16 / Sunday – Read 1 Kings 17:1-16 Overview: Bread was the most popular food in biblical times (50-75% of [...]
The Longest Day
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the [...]
Heaven’s Kitchen
Jesus said: “Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. – John [...]