Nov 19, 2019 | Arlington DS Notes, News & Info
Give Thanks I’m not a big Halloween fan (too much sugar & scary stuff!) and Christmas is a holiday I enjoy, but my favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. What’s not to like about a holiday that involves family getting together, food being shared and eaten, laughter,...
Nov 18, 2019 | Alexandria District Lay Leader, News & Info
OK … Let’s Talk! How many times have you heard those words? Was it a pleasant experience – as in spoken by your significant other … or, possibly a negative experience – coming from your supervisor? We have these preconceived ideas about how conversations...
Nov 18, 2019 | Alexandria DS Notes, Books, News & Info
November Book Reviews TWO NEW BOOKS WORTH READING Neighboring by Jorge Acevedo (Abingdon 2019) helps us to see neighboring as a spiritual practice, something we can do every day, just like prayer and Bible reading. It provides biblical, theological, and...
Nov 18, 2019 | Alexandria DS Notes, News & Info
What’s with Mister Rogers? “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” – Matthew 22:37-38, NRSV...
Oct 15, 2019 | Alexandria DS Notes, News & Info
A Sobering Lesson From History “To see Methodism … substantially united would be worth living for and sacrificing for through the toiling of long years.” The Long Road to Methodist Union, p. 108 On November 7, 1919, almost one hundred years ago, a group called the...
Oct 16, 2019 | Arlington DS Notes, News & Info
Stay the Course I love this Message translation of the first part of Psalm 119: Psalm 119 The Message (MSG) 119 1-8 You’re blessed when you stay on course, walking steadily on the road revealed by God.You’re blessed when you follow his directions, doing your...
