Pastoral

March 8, 2024 The Via Dolorosa FMC Family and Friends: The fifth station on the Via Dolorosa is where Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus with the cross. It is a […]

As you read this, Heather and I will be traveling in Israel. After we return, I will be taking a few weeks for rest and restoration. During that time, I

I know by our conversations and your Facebook photos that many of you have done a great deal of traveling in your life. It might have been because of your

This Sunday is Palm Sunday, a day which we remember Jesus’ entrance into the city of Jerusalem at the beginning of Passover. For Christians, it marks the beginning of the

According to Perry Zarr’s book, Here I Am, Send Me, Bay Minette Methodist Church began in December 1874, when Rev. Andrew Jackson Lamar was appointed to serve the Eastern Shore Mission

Today is St. Patrick’s Day. I confess, I’m not Irish. But then again neither was St. Patrick. He was actually British. Nonetheless, I will wear green today. I might enjoy

In Paul’s letter to the Galatian church, he listed several qualities that he felt marked the growth of a believer. He called those qualities, the Fruit of the Spirit. Among

Many years ago, I was talking with a retired Methodist minister about the highlights of his more than 50 years in ministry. He talked about the friends he had made,

In case you missed it, this past Wednesday, we kicked off the season of Lent with an Ash Wednesday service. This time of year, I always get a lot of

In the 1760’s, the spread of the Wesleyan movement took on a different path as several Methodist lay preachers immigrated to the American colonies. The most renown of these preachers