No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 (NLT) This text from Micah is among the most recognizable from among the prophets, perhaps because it...
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The Candles of Advent
They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. Luke 2:9b-10 Asbury celebrates the four Sundays before Christmas by lighting one candle for each Sunday that signifies our...
Breaking News
Cyndi and I try to catch 30 minutes of national and world news each night. Without fail the anchor begins with some form of "Breaking news!" The words and tone of voice aim to build tension. Hopefully, to bring us to the edge of our seats and keep us there through the...
Let Your Life be about Life
For the past six weeks we have talked about life. Not the sort of life that is too often found among friends, families and strangers where death is at the centerfold of their conversations and actions. Rather, we talked about allowing our lives be about living life in...
Alive in Us
"You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce...
Making Sense of Life
In the book we are using as a reference for our current worship and teaching series, Leading Causes of Life, the second leading cause raised by our authors is coherence. My wife warned me that this word requires too much explanation. It is not part of our common...
Life from Connections
The interaction between the causes of life described in the book that I am using for our teachings for our current worship series fascinate me.* Each cause generates other causes as life itself is a tapestry of connections. What we do matters and has consequences for...
SPIRITUAL GROWTH? Can It Be Measured?
A Post of an article written by a good friend of Asbury: I truly enjoy going to Workshops and Retreats, Annual Conference and my first time at the United Methodist Women's North Central Jurisdictional Quadrennial Conference recently. I love to hear the speakers, the...
New Beginnings Contemporary Worship
JOIN US ONLINE VIA FACEBOOK LIVE. AND, AFTER THE STAY ORDER IS OVER -- Join us each Sunday at 10:30 am at the Asbury Main Campus for a Spirit-filled encounter with God. Our worship experience is relaxed, come as you are and participative with lots of contemporary...