Sermon Notes: Mark 6:13-16

Healing Hands: Become Known                                               Mark 6:13-16 Text:  13 They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.14 King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at… Continue reading Sermon Notes: Mark 6:13-16

My self-guided tour of New Chapel United Methodist Church

Yesterday evening, I took a self-guided tour of New Chapel Church.  I obtained a key from the departing pastor the day before and was eager to wander through the building with no particular agenda, except to experience this historic building absent the bustle and noise that will fill it this coming Sunday.  I intentionally turned… Continue reading My self-guided tour of New Chapel United Methodist Church

The front-porch church

My childhood home did not have much of a front porch.  It was maybe six by eight feet.  Not big enough to turn my tricycle on, I do remember that.  The home was built in 1972 in a new subdivision in Clay County, Indiana called Pioneer Village and reflected an incipient and unfortunate trend in… Continue reading The front-porch church