PEACE
I was in 7th grade when my parents gave me permission to leave school early to attend a protest against the Vietnam War. For several days...
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The Truth
In another community, my husband and I attended the installation service for a pastor of a neighboring church. The church was of another...
An Unfamiliar Face
Christmas Eve I noticed an unfamiliar face at one of our services. It was a man, wearing a knitted cap, sitting by himself. Between the...
WE OFFICIALLY BECAME A RECONCILING CHURCH
Mill Plain United Methodist Church took a momentous step December 2, 2021. By action of our Charge Conference and after a...
3rd Grade Bible presentation
Last Sunday we gave Bibles to Third Graders. This is a long-standing tradition in United Methodist Churches. The exact age varies a...
Serving the Lord During the Pandemic, Part 2
Stewardship Campaign Kickoff – Serving the Lord During the Pandemic, Part 2 Last year we thought by this time we’d be...
Preschool playground workday
It was a great morning. We had eighteen cubic yards of bark chips delivered to freshen up the playground. At least ten volunteers from the...
As The World Reopens
Back in May, the reader board outside our church read, “Tired of the mask? Get the vax.” At that point, the coronavirus vaccine had...
A Different Direction
Yesterday afternoon I took a walk around our neighborhood, something I do several times a week. Except that yesterday I walked it in the...