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Sabbath Life 2022 – offered by Life Around the Table
Sabbath Life is an ecumenical invitation to clergy and ministry professionals to practice the rhythms of Sabbath, stepping away from our daily lives to delight in God, creation, and each other. Our unique […] Continue Reading→
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Moments with Mike: Ascending As We Are
There are 15 individual psalms that all bear the superscription, “A Song of Ascents.” These are collated and found in Psalms 120-134. The prevailing theory is that the “ascent” is […] Continue Reading→
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Moments with Mike: Context Matters
Context matters. This was a lesson shared consistently in all my homiletics and exegesis class. Context gives clues on authorial intent and guides interpretive streams. Certainly this is true when […] Continue Reading→
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Moments with Mike: Diversity of Opinion
Wouldn’t it be great if everyone had similar ideas and practices? Perhaps not. My family is in the process of planning for a vacation when we all will gather for […] Continue Reading→
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Moments with Mike: God at Work in Their Midst
Charge Conferences in the district are off and running. In the meetings already accomplished and in the reports I’ve already read, things are just as I suspected … INSPIRING. The […] Continue Reading→
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Moments with Mike: Two Views
One of my favorite sites while on pilgrimage in Israel is a stop atop Mount Scopus. Because it is the highest peak of the Mount of Olives (which actually is […] Continue Reading→
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Duke: Clergy Health Initiative
Clergy – Check your Conference email for an opportunity to participate in theNation’s longest running study of clergy health and well-being. If you cannot locate your survey, you are asked […] Continue Reading→
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Moments with Mike: What’s a nice guy like Jesus doing in a place like that?
If you follow the geographical descriptions in the Gospel lection for Sunday (Mar 7:24-37), this would be an appropriate question. Even before you get to what Jesus says and does, […] Continue Reading→
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Event Changes – A Message from the NCCUMC Leadership
The following changes are happening immediately regarding Bishop Fairley’s Welcome Service and District Gatherings as well as Charge Conferences. As we continue to monitor the COVID-19 trends, including increases in […] Continue Reading→