Posts by arkcityumcAdmin1
December 2023 Newsletter
At the end of Mark 10, we find the story of blind Bartimaeus. It appears that Bartimaeus lived in Jericho, which is down the mountain to the east of Jerusalem about 25 miles.
Read MoreNovember 2023 Newsletter
Two of our children ran cross country during their school years. It’s a very interesting sport, with significant amounts of strategy and mental preparation.
Read MoreOctober 2023 Newsletter
One of my favorite contemporary Christian songs comes from Steven Curtis Chapman. It’s called, “The Great Adventure.”
Read MoreSeptember 2023 Newsletter
Promises like the one from Jesus in Mark 11:24 make me nervous. In making this admission, I’m admitting two things:
Read MoreAugust 2023 Newsletter
My father-in-law, David Leeper, of blessed memory, had a dirt works construction company. Among other things, he made terraces in fields, dug ponds, and built locations for oil rigs.
Read MoreJuly 2023 Newsletter
You know the old adage: “Time flies while you’re having fun.” It’s true. It has been a year since I started serving as your pastor and time has flown by.
Read MoreJune 2023 Newsletter
It is amazing to me that a year has passed already since I became your pastor. As I stop for a moment to take stock and to look down the road a bit, a nautical term comes to my mind: “steady as she goes.”
Read MoreMay 2023 Newsletter
I am sure I am not the only person who is flabbergasted at how quickly 2023 is passing. Entering the month of May, we stand right on the edge of the summer schedule.
Read MoreApril 2023 Newsletter
Spring officially began on Monday, March 20, at 4:24 p.m., our time. The hours of sunlight and the hours of darkness roughly match at about 12 hours.
Read MoreMarch 2023 Newsletter
It’s not common that we think of Lent as a time of joy. The Ash Wednesday service is solemn: “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.”
Read More