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  Mill Plain UMC remains active as a community even while our building is closed during the pandemic. Whether you are a long-time...

The pandemic forced us out of our building and into a virtual worship. Certainly, many people long for the day we can return to in person...

Each night after I crawl in bed and the lights are out, I recite Psalm 23 in my head. Night after night, I say the words, “Even though I...

The Season of Lent begins this year at the end of February with Ash Wednesday on February 26. The word Lent comes from the word for...

One of our musical leaders asked me recently why it is that Christmas lasts only 12 days while Advent lasts for four weeks? There is a vast...

November is often a month when we concentrate on gratitude. I try to do that in my daily prayers, starting by thanking God for at least...

In early September, I attended a preaching-planning “boot camp” at Alton Collin’s Retreat Center.   Together we read through...

In early August the news hit like a ton of bricks. First there was a mass shooting in El Paso, killing 22 people and wounding dozens of...

As I have shared here before, the General Conference of The United Methodist Church voted in February to retain and tighten restrictions on...