FROM THE PASTOR The Kingdom of Peace This coming Tuesday is Independence Day. As we cook on our grills, celebrate with friends and...

From Pastor Spivey~ Do you ever feel that God doesn't know you, doesn't hear your laments or your prayers or doesn't care about you? If...

In one of my favorite movies, The Shawshank Redemption, there is a line that has stuck with me for 30 years. The setting is a 1950s mens...

Pentecost is one of the lesser-known church holidays. It's the birthday of the Christian Church, but it wasn't a new holiday even on that...

Grace and Peace in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Happy Mother's Day! What do those words invoke in you? For me, it's my own mom's...

Many of us discovered during the pandemic that we could live without a lot of things we once believed were essential. This revelation...

In Acts 11, the Holy Spirit tells the Apostle Peter to share the gospel even with those who are not part of God's people, the Jews. The...

The word "witness" means "to see." It can also mean "one who sees." What does it mean to be seen, Christian? The story from Luke 24:13-35...

This week is the Sunday before Earth Day…next Saturday, April 22 when people around the world re-commit themselves to restoring the...

This coming Sunday is Easter, and we proclaim, "Christ the Lord is risen!" He is risen, indeed, but what difference does it really make?...

This Sunday is Palm Sunday. We celebrate Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem as King of the Jews. Yet, we know how the story goes....

Friday greetings friends. This week we talk about the story of Lazarus being raised from the grave among other stories. I’ve been...

Do you ever play the “blame game”? You know…try to always figure out who’s responsible when things go poorly? It doesn’t seem to matter...

“Drying up” often conveys a negative image. Think of fresh fruit that’s dried and shriveled, or dry and itchy skin. Yet drying can...

Reckoned as Righteousness As Protestant Christians, United Methodists believe we're saved by grace--through faith--but what does that...

My friend and colleague in ministry shares this Lenten Reflection to members of the NC Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church....

This Sunday is Transfiguration Sunday when we remember the time that Jesus became radiant (transfigured), and God called him his beloved...

SUNDAY SERMON Every day, we say "Yes" to some things and "No" to others. What should we affirm? What should we agree to be and do? What...

Sometimes, in the midst of bad news, it feels like darkness is descending upon the world. Yet God is light and in him there is no...

May this prayer begin to prepare your heart and mind for Sunday and for God's hope for you and yours. Merciful God…For those who are...