Over our Christmas celebration I found myself inspired by our daughter. For years she has collected old coins and currency. I like to think I influenced her a little bit. My collection started when I was a kid. The main difference, however, is she has organized her collection. She can pull out a binder and show most of her collection. My style has been more of putting my coins in jars and boxes.
On New Year’s Eve I took some time to reflect on my past, and to think about the new year we have just entered. The most prominent word surfacing in my pondering was “change”. Change seems to be feared by many, while being an unavoidable constant in life. I tend to break change down to two categories. Change that is thrust upon us, and change we initiate. Which kind of change bothers us the most?
It is not too late to join us for the Annual South District Leadership Event. Registration will stay open until noon of Thursday, February 7th. We hope to see you there!
It seems to me that God has a way of preparing us for our future. Often, in ways that are hardly noticed when they are happening. When I was pondering this article, I opened a fortune cookie. It said: “Luck happens when preparation meets opportunity”. How frequently do we attribute something to luck, when it really comes from God both preparing us, and giving us opportunities?
s your church looking for ways to appeal to a younger generation? We invite you join us for our Annual South District Leadership Event.
I felt a bit wary as we entered the parking lot of the church. My wife and I were visiting our daughter in Maryland, and we wanted to go to a Christmas Eve service. The church that we chose in 2017 was not the best experience, so this year we tried a different...
Give yourself a new year's gift. Join us for the 2019 South District Leadership Event.
Is your church seeking ways to bring in more young adults? The Rev. Hannah Adair Bonner with Frontera Wesley (Wesley Foundation) will be our keynote speaker, sharing on how better to reach younger generations.
How many people in our society are aching to know that God loves them? As Mary laid Jesus into the manger, she knew the gift that God had sent into the world. Who would have guessed that the hope of the world would come in the form of a little baby? While the world focused on building better weapons and stronger armies, Jesus grew up sharing the absolute power of God’s love. This is a gift that can be shared even if a person doesn’t have any money.
CELEBRATING THE PAST By Peggy J. Hunter, Church Historian First United Methodist Church of Safford Sometime in 1892 or 1893, the story goes like this…Addie Hartzler rode her gray horse to the Robert Nash farm, some 3-4 miles east of Safford to talk and pray about...
