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Creation Care: Sabbath During Lent
– Rev. Adam Benson A prayer by Walter Brueggemann: “Holy One, in our culture characterized by restless anxiety, we are indeed weary and heavy laden. Teach us about Sabbath rest. […] Continue Reading→
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Sabbath Retreat Days at Dinner Bell Farm
Third Mondays – February through November 2023Pre-register for one month, several months, or the whole year. Continue Reading→
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Moments with Mike: Good Start
It is a tradition in our family that prior to the opening of Christmas gifts, we read Luke’s account of the birth of Jesus. This year, in the lulls of […] Continue Reading→
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Mt. Sylvan UMC Creation Care team has a dream, and it involves buckets of garbage.
In May (https://corridordistrictnc.org/2022/05/creation-care-we-are-connected/) our Corridor District Creation Care team shared a link https://umcreationjustice.org/may-creation-justice-tips/ that included a tip on composting. It was about that time that we initiated a composting project […] Continue Reading→
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Moments with Mike: The Arrival
Ready or not, here it comes. Christmas will be here as this week ends. The same could be said about the various visitors to the manger – ready or not […] Continue Reading→
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Creation Care: Connections
Connections are important: with friends, with family, with coworkers, within the church. Our connection is perhaps the most quintessentially United Methodist characteristic. We do not have to look far to […] Continue Reading→
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Moments with Mike: Manger in the Mess
A few months ago, as my daughters were plying me for birthday gift ideas, I suggested that the best present for me would be a simple family picture. It didn’t […] Continue Reading→
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A Thank You Gift for Bishop Fairley
The NC Conference Cabinet invites you to give a gift to Partners in Ministry in honor of Bishop and Mrs. Leonard Fairley. Bishop Fairley will complete his service to us on December […] Continue Reading→
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Moments with Mike: ‘Tis the Season
The title of this article is somewhat misleading. I’m not referring to the generalized secular greeting of mirth that is shared during December. Rather, I mean the season of the […] Continue Reading→