With Earth Day approaching, we’ll look at the plain text of that question: “Can we still save the earth as a home fit for human habitation?” But we’ll also look at what John Wesley thought about the theological aspects of that question: “Can this planet be redeemed?” Wesley had some thoughts on whether it was really only people that God was concerned with redeeming.
— Pastor Anne
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Last week we looked at the sacrament of Holy Communion and why John Wesley called it a “Means of Grace.” He gave that label to baptism, too, so this week we’ll look at the various ways that Christians baptize, and what it means for us when we do it the way we do.
— Pastor Anne
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While still under the year’s umbrella of “A Time for Choosing,” we’re going to be spending the spring taking a closer look at Methodism. At the end of April, the General Conference of our denomination is going to be making some enormous choices of its own; and it will be all over the news. Many of our members (including me!) came from other denominations or from no church background at all; so, it seemed like a good time for a refresher about why United Methodists do things the way we do them and how those are either like or unlike other Christian churches. Since this is a communion Sunday, we’ll start with that, and what Methodism’s founder, John Wesley, meant by the phrase, “Means of Grace.” See you Sunday!
— Pastor Anne
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In the Gospel of John, Jesus appears to Mary in a garden beside the tomb where he was buried. Naturally, she reaches for him, but he holds her off, saying “Do not hold onto me.” (John 20:17) Why? That is our focus this Easter morning. Come join Jesus and Mary in the garden as we celebrate the risen Christ.
— Pastor Anne
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In Luke’s version of Jesus entry into Jerusalem, Jesus tells his detractors that even if all the people stopped shouting Hosanna, the rocks would take up the cry. What’s with the talking rocks? This Palm Sunday we commune with the stones to find out.
— Pastor Anne
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All four gospels tell us that Jesus entered the Temple in Jerusalem, knocked over tables, released at least doves and perhaps other animals, and got pretty upset with the money changers. What’s all that about anyway? Good question.
— Pastor Anne
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