I have to admit that I don’t particularly like shopping for cars. I’ve always felt that if I didn’t get to the very bottom price, I had left something on […]
Stories
Moments with Mike: Living Into Our Identity
As we read through the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman in John 4, we might miss how radical Jesus’ encounter with the Samaritan woman really is. On three […]
Moments with Mike: Directions
As someone who is directionally impaired and constantly lost, I’ve appreciated a story that has been told a number of times and in different variations. There was a man traveling […]
Moments with Mike: An Invitation and a Calling
– District Superintendent, Mike Frese How God encounters us through the reading of scripture and the mediation of the Holy Spirit is always multivalent. We hear different themes, stirrings, understandings […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Moments with Mike: “What’s this World Coming To?”
In an old Calvin and Hobbes comic strip – this conversation takes place. In the first frame Calvin speaks to Hobbes and says: “Live for the moment is my motto. […]
Moments with Mike: All Saints … Our Saints … My Saints
– Mike Frese, Superintendent of the Corridor District All Saints: As October draws to a close and November begins, the celebration of All Saints day appears on most church calendars. […]