July 28, 2020 Dear Family and Friends of the Open Door Churches: Hard to believe, is it not? Less than a month has passed since Pastors Dan Pitney and Sandra Kimbrow retired from the Open Door Churches and Pastor Wendy Woodworth became Superintendent of Cascadia District of the Oregon-Idaho Conference. In this time of transition, …
Can you come of age more than once? How many times did Jesus “come of age?” Was it a one-time thing when he was 12 and stayed back in the temple to hang out with the religious scholars and teachers? Or, was it when he entered into the muddy Jordan River to be baptized like …
This summer I had the opportunity to travel to England with students and alumni from Boston University School of Theology and while we were there we took time to visit places that are significant for United Methodists. When we were in Manchester we visited John Rylands library and were able to see and hold books …
Over the past couple of weeks, I have been really sick and the scariest thing for me was when I was having trouble breathing and the feeling that my body had given up on me when I was unable to walk from one side of the room to the other. After going to a couple …
Wednesday we asked the question, “Where is Your Heart?” We all knew our hearts were breaking that day as we were hearing once again about another mass shooting at a school, this time in Parkland, Florida. We prayed, we confessed our sins and role in our violent society and we were reminded of the fragility of …
It is sunny and warm … my pop up tent trailer is all set up … my dogs are begging to go swimming … my kayak is calling to me. I have in front of me a pile of books and resources. I have in front of me a spectacular view of Timothy Lake and …