Tag: Grace

Keep the embers burning

Does the chaos of these COVID-days have a cooling impact on your faith? Rev. LuAnn Rourke, Heritage District Superintendent, encourages you to keep the embers burning through prayer.

World whisperers make a difference

“My heroes have hearts that speak we rather than me,” reflects Cheryl Bistayi. The world is made a better place, she says, when people follow the example of John Lewis, Rosa Parks, and Jesus.

You are enough

After six weeks of stay-at-home, many parents and children’s workers feel stretched thin. Rev. Kathy Pittenger offers reassurance saying, “You are enough.”

A lineman named Jesus

The Rev. Glenn Wagner calls Jesus “a lineman,” and invites us to grasp the power of Christ’s sacrificial love and  revolutionary practice of forgiveness.

Betty J. Luce

Betty J. Luce We extend our condolences to the family and friends of Betty J. Luce who died on Friday, April 19, 2019 at the age of 89.  Betty is survived by her husband, Rev. Michael W. Luce, who retired after serving at Garfield and Poseyville United Methodist Churches.  She is also survived by her children, Terry Shooltz,… Continue Reading Betty J. Luce

A new year, a new stillness

United Methodists in the state have come through a year of change. Now January 1, 2019 is the official “first day” of the new Michigan Conference.

When things get ugly

The Rev. Dr. Glenn Wagner describes how “ugly” happens between persons, parties, and nations. God’s response to ugliness is Jesus.

Addiction and God’s grace

Children are born, grow up and then have babies of their own — one grandmother reflects on her blessings.

Living together in the tension

Rev. Bill Haggard keeps the core mission of The United Methodist Church in focus.

Unexpected grace

This month’s Perspectives on Hope remind us that life has some surprises along the way.