The purposes of this blog are several: To help me connect with church family and other friends, To provide a forum for written contemplation of a kind that might be useful to…
Life Verse
I think of 2 Cor. 9:8 as my life verse. “And God is able to make all grace abound to you so that in all things, at all times, having all that…
Showing Trains to Children is Such Fun
Written on 16 January 2010 concerning events the evening previous I’m down on my knees giving directions and keeping things on track – literally. Two gradeschool boys are at the controls of…
Fasting and Gifts Encouraged for Haiti
As I was on the web last evening, I learned that our Wesleyan leaders are calling for all of us to take a day this coming week to engage in sorrow, fasting…
Fasting and Prayer
As pastor, I am encouraging all of us to participate in fasting and prayer for Haiti. I have designated Wednesday, Jan. 20, as the day this week for as many of us…
MBK Seniors’ Bus
Did you know that the Minoa-Bridgeport-Kirkville (MBK) Ecumenical Council Senior Adult Ministry (SAM) spear-headed by First United Methodist Church of Minoa under the leadership of Rev. Roosevelt Baums has succeeded in purchasing a…
Continuing in prayer for Haiti
I want to encourage you today on this day of sorrow, prayer and fasting for Haiti. If you saw the news, you know that Haiti suffered another major aftershock of 5.9. They definitely…
Beautiful morning
I love winter mornings like this–sunshine, crisp,frozen,still, but not too cold–great day for ice fishing or bird watching or taking a long winter walk at Green Lakes. I guess it is just…
Dedication of new MBK SAM bus
(written Sat. 23 Jan. 2010) I participated in the dedication of the new MBK SAM bus today. It marks a special accomplishment for the group, but especially for Rev. Baum who has…
50th Anniversary Committee Meeting
There was a real excitement in the meeting of the 50th Anniversary committee last night, a real sense that it was a privilege to be able to mark this milestone of God’s…