This morning Tom and I worshiped at Oasis Church – a worship service held at the RV resort where we are staying. The church location was the Hollywood Room in the clubhouse and we weren’t sure what to expect. We didn’t know what denominational flavor it would have, but it was close and the time …
From Worship Experiences
They Canceled Church
Yesterday Tom and I did not go to church. We had planned on going to church. We found the United Methodist Church closest to where we were staying. It had an 8:30 worship service that meant we would be able to get checked out of our campsite and on the road in good time. The …
Standing Between
Today Tom and I worshiped at Linworth United Methodist Church for the fifth Sunday in a row. It was nice to be able to be at one church for the whole of Advent and the Sunday after Christmas. There weren’t many people at the service, but the Sunday after Christmas is typically one of the …
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
Yesterday was the fourth Sunday in Advent and Tom and I worshipped at Linworth again. John and Jackie are in Pennsylvania with her family for Christmas, so we could have gone someplace closer. But we decided to go someplace familiar where we know a few of the faces. The service opened with a solo voice …
Linworth UMC Cantata
Yesterday the Linworth UMC choir presented their cantata and I was in the middle of the second row, singing right along with them. Since we were going to be in Columbus most of December, and we attend the Linworth UMC with John and Jackie when we are in town, I contacted the Linworth choir director …
Children’s Musical at Linworth
I have been watching and directing children’s musicals for years. A good children’s musical will warm your heart for weeks as you remember bits of it and smile again. And I have never seen a bad children’s musical. Even the ones that don’t go as planned come out wonderfully. A few times, as a director, …
How Can I Sing?
Yesterday (Sunday) morning as I was reading my Bible and praying, I lifted up the Wedgewood congregation in prayer as I do most days. I looked at the time and thought about the worship services that would be starting soon. I thought about the in-gathering of food that we always did on the Sunday before …
First United Methodist Church Junction City
Yesterday Tom and I attended worship at First United Methodist Church in Junction City Kansas. First United Methodist Church has two worship services: a traditional service at 8 a.m. and a contemporary service at 10:45. I thought it was unusual to have the traditional service so early, so I asked the pastor, Rev. Laurie Barnes, …
Delhi United Methodist Church
This morning we worshiped at Delhi United Methodist Church in Delhi Louisiana. Delhi is a small town, just off Interstate 20, with 3,000 residents. But it has a viable downtown, all the needed stores, banks, a pizza place and a cafe, and a Sonic. Along Main Street, LA 17, there are a string of churches. …
Heritage United Methodist Church
Today Tom and I worshiped at Heritage United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg Mississippi. Heritage United Methodist Church was not our first choice. We wanted to worship at the closest United Methodist Church, which would have been McLain UMC, but when I tried to find out what time the worship service was, the church didn’t have …