Christmas music! That is what is needed! Now more than ever, we long for the thrill of hope promised in our Advent and Christmas stories,...

Black Mountain, North Carolina was among the towns hardest hit by Hurricane Helene—the unprecedented storm that swept through western...

Greetings friends, What a wonderful celebration of worship we have enjoyed in this season of 150 years in ministry at Manchaca UMC. Our...

By now, everyone is probably aware that our church is celebrating its 150 anniversary this year. The MUMC Sesquicentennial History...

Happy New Year! Well, almost. Laura and I wish for each of you many blessings in the coming year 2024. In giving thanks for all of you...

By Rev. John Wright, a retired UMC minister Originally written as a Facebook post in October 2021, shared with permission Everybody loves...

Finally! It seems like this summer lasted forever! Cool fronts are making their way into our area bringing some much needed rain and...

I like power tools; you may as well. Even more, I like powerful tools. Especially when those tools help me as a caregiver. For Continuing...

The news has shown us through words and videos of the destruction caused by the recent wildfire in Lahaina, Maui. I am praying for the...

Paul and Laura have arranged family care for Boyd, so, for a few days, it’s respite time, and Lolli and Pop are headed for Cloudcroft,...

At camp, I, Pastor Paul, asked to be called POP. It’s my camp name while at GrandCamp with great nieces and nephews. It hopefully will be...

On Sunday June 18, we were honored to have professional potter Rachel Norris as a guest speaker. Rachel is a professional potter from...

June — and especially this June — is an awkward time of year for me. In case you haven’t heard, the United Methodist church is going...

MOM knew how to Welcome Folks. She knew how to make you feel as though you belonged in her home. When Laura and I started dating in high...

On Sunday May 7, we were honored to have spoken word artist Julian Copado come to the 9 am service to present a few of his poems about...

For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated about space and space travel. As a child I watched reruns of My Favorite Martian,...

You may not know this about me, but I am a lover of Shakespeare — a trait that my daughter inherited, who especially loves the play...

The beautiful spring vegetation and the near close of Oak pollen season makes me want to walk again! Taking BotheDog along for a couple...

It seems that while all the trees in our area are doing their thing, as in full pollen onslaught, thoughts of spring and new plant growth...

What joy we experienced this month! Laura and I and many of our family traveled to Charlottesville, Virginia for the wedding of Rebecca...