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This Sunday, we reflected on this past year and how we have grown and evolved as a church. The future looks different than it did maybe a year ago, so we strive as a community to be true to who we are but agile in this ever-changing world. Tim Woody share
This Sunday we celebrate All Saints Sunday. We celebrated the many people in our lives that have gone before us and also recognized their continued presence in how they have formed and shaped our lives. We mentioned an article by Willie Jennings. You can
This Sunday our friend Amy preached about what it means and ways that we might be light in one another's world. NEW TO STORIED? Storied Church Linktree: linktr.ee/storiedumc JOIN OUR LISTSERVE: storiedchurch.org/connect YOUR GIFTS MATTER: storiedchurch.or
This is the fourth and final week in our series "Benediction". This week we talked about our baptismal identity and carrying confidence in who God created us to be and that we can make a difference in our world. Each week we dismiss with these words, "May
This is the third week in our series "Benediction". This week we talked about the issues in our world that break our hearts and how we are often times feel helpless. But our prayer each week is that whatever it is that breaks our hearts... that we might b
This is the second week in our series "Benediction". This week we will be talking about the value of anger. Brene Brown says, "Anger, in response to experiencing or witnessing injustice, pain, and struggle, can be a powerful catalyst for change." Anger is
This week we started a new series called Benediction. Benediction means to speak well of. They are the words we dismiss with each Sunday and we are invited into this holy work of being co-creators in sowing good in the world. This week will talk about the
What do you need? Naming what we need can be a very difficult task. Maybe because we don’t want to burden someone with our problems or because we carry shame and guilt about our needs. We can’t help one another if we aren’t able to articulate what i
This Sunday we read from the book of Jeremiah. We talked about how Jeremiah was a depressing prophet to read. But this story isn't without hope for the now and the future. Jeremiah reminds us that every day and every moment we have a chance to lean into t
Have you ever thought to yourself that if someone could just walk a mile in my shoes, they would know what it feels like to live in my skin? Maybe if we did such a thing we would treat one another and ourselves with more kindness. This Sunday we will be r
This Sunday we talk about the value of commitment. In this post-pandemic world sticking to your commitments isn't of much value. People just don't show up for work. Emails. Texts go unresponded. Good luck trying to schedule something with someone... you h
Jesus challenges us to provide space at the table for others. Particularly those in our society we looks past and invites us to bring them to the table. This can be discomforting when our identity is wrapped up in our place at the table and inevitably exc