

The hope is that it is allowing the congregation to get to know me and make connections. One of the things he has done is give space these first two Sundays in the sermon time to interview me. Michael Roberts (check his blog out at ), has helped make a wonderful welcoming space for me. I am joining them as an Associate Pastor. Share in the comments on social media or below if there is one you would like me to write on sooner rather than later.īut today I find myself swimming in one of the topics we will cover in Romans: “Did the Romans Swipe Left or Swipe Right?: Pastoral Transitions 2020.” Today was my first Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Conway, Arkansas.

It occurs to me that those would all make potential blogs. The Apostle Paul, K-Pop Fans, and TikTok Users: How Hidden Transcripts Overturn the World Who Was the Church? Who Is the Church?: Reflecting on the 1st and 21st Centuries Now-sight is 2020: How Reading Acts, Epistles and Revelation Shifted this Year At the risk of spoiling what lies ahead for them, here are some of them: And because this year is what it is, they are getting some highly customized discussion opportunities. When we are on Zoom together, we will study Acts, Romans, and Revelation. I have spent much of the evening prior prepping for our week of “live” (on Zoom of course) classes. We can be encouraged by the faithfulness we find in each other, both your faithfulness and mine.” (Romans 1:8-12, CEB translation)Ībout the same time this blog goes live, I will sit down and teach five brave souls the final course in Bible in the United Methodist Course of Study curriculum: Acts, Epistles, and Revelation. I really want to see you to pass along some spiritual gift to you so that you can be strengthened. What I mean is that we can mutually encourage each other while I am with you. I’m always asking that somehow, by God’s will, I might succeed in visiting you at last. “First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because the news about your faithfulness is being spread throughout the whole world. I serve God in my spirit by preaching the good news about God’s Son, and God is my witness that I continually mention you in all my prayers.
