Pastor Jordan recounts some of her time at First Methodist Houston where she could have shown more mercy. From the grocery store to the front steps of the church, we…
When Jesus talks about hungering and thirsting for righteousness, the words he used couldn’t be any stronger. Do we feel the same way? Our sense of righteousness is more than…
As much as it’s important to not be angry at the wrong times, it’s just as important to be angry at the right times. Jim talks about watching his nieces…
This isn’t a beatitude that anyone wants to preach on. But, Jim points out, it is Jesus himself who establishes mourning as a holy attribute. Are you a mourner and…
As he considers “blessed are those who mourn,” Ken tells the story of the Israelites in exile, and how God promised to comfort not just them, but to the ends…
As he continues through the Beatitudes, Jim defines what it means to be “poor in spirit” - and the things we need to guard against. “Poor In Spirit” is often…
Are you happy with your life? What’s your happiness quotient? “Blessed” means something different than we think. Jim heads back to the original Greek to explain how we’ve been missing…
On Confirmation Sunday, Amanda tells a story about a man who tried to make a pond ready for the fish - and what happens when you aren’t intentional. It also…
When Jesus came out of the tomb, he said the most important thing that could have said to Mary: he called her by name. He showed her that he knew…
Jim is struggling with Murphy’s law, as everything goes wrong for him before he steps up to preach today. Sometimes life is more than just a bit of bad luck,…
Our new interim pastor, Jim Welch, introduces himself to the church and dives right into the story of Elijah fleeing into the wilderness in fear. There, God shows Elijah His…