As I sit here on, what is for me a rainy Saturday morning, deciding what to blog about, I found this blog by Cedar Sanderson on Mad Genius Club about "Building a Blog". I found it while doing my daily WordPress reader cycle, and went and made a long comment about my own peculiar strategy … Continue reading Sorting the wheat and tares in my garden of ideas…
Category: Church
AUMC Book Club Publishes Upcoming Season’s Titles
The Avondale United Methodist Church Book Club Has published the below list of books that we will be reading and discussing over the coming year (listed alphabetically by title): Title Author Bring on the Blessings Beverly Jenkins Murder by Peacocks Donna Andrews One Summer: America, 1927 Bill Bryson Orbit John J. Nance Palisades Park Alan … Continue reading AUMC Book Club Publishes Upcoming Season’s Titles
Obama and Romans 13:8
While taking a trip earlier this month, I saw this scrawled on the back side of a billboard on I-64 while headed westbound in Indiana -- graffiti-style: Obama was appointed by God -- Rom. 13:8 I found this a very interesting idea. My mind instantly thought of: Let every soul be subject unto the higher … Continue reading Obama and Romans 13:8
AUMC in Methodist magazine
If you click on the link below, you will see the June 2014 edition of The Missouri Methodists magazine. Page 16 is about AUMC, and all the pictures but the top one are from my blog's coverage of the AUMC's participation in the North Kansas City Snake Saturday Parade back in March. I even get … Continue reading AUMC in Methodist magazine
AUMC Day of Service
Saturday, May 17, 2014 Avondale United Methodist Church had a Day of Service to the community -- with more than 100 (150-some) volunteers serving the community in various projects. Betsy, Nathan and I served at a local Hillcrest House helping with landscaping work and outside cleanup. We were there with a team under the leadership … Continue reading AUMC Day of Service
Book Club Book makes it into Master’s Class Paper
Today the Avondale United Methodist Church Book Club discussed Paul Collins' The Murder of the Century, a story of a grisly murder in 1897 New York City. It was generally agreed by the group to be a good read. What I didn't mention in the discussion, is that I used the book in a … Continue reading Book Club Book makes it into Master’s Class Paper
Electric Guitar at Avondale United Methodist Church
Today's blog is another Sunday music summary. The artist for the today's special number is Michael Card, and the song is actually quite an old one by certain standards. "What Will it Take (To Keep You From Jesus)" was originally released in 1985 as part of Card's Life of Christ Trilogy. The song is written … Continue reading Electric Guitar at Avondale United Methodist Church
The Lord is Risen!
For those who don't know (I didn't until I went to college), the traditional Easter greeting is: The Lord is Risen! To which the traditional reply is: He is Risen Indeed! Today's post is going to be that greeting to all. That and this clip or our choir anthem for today: Risen Indeed!
Palm Sunday Brunch
Today the Contemporary Life Sunday School Class of Avondale United Methodist Church sponsored its Palm Sunday Brunch fundraiser from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the church's Wesley Hall. My family got there right at the 9 a.m. opening, so the kids could get to Sunday School at 9:30. The brunch consisted of bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs … Continue reading Palm Sunday Brunch
The Prophetic Utterance
Yesterday was a fun day with the morning at the Church cleanup, and then the afternoon going over to Zona Rosa. We got the kids polarized sunglasses (no prescription needed, but we wanted the protection for their eyes) at LensCrafters, and then went over to Cold Stone Creamery for ice cream. We hadn't been to … Continue reading The Prophetic Utterance
At The Rainbow 