by markfeldmeir | Jan 12, 2014 | Faith, Grace, Hospitality, Jesus, Obedience, Searching for God, sermon, The Church
Acts 8:26-40 Later this afternoon, United Methodist clergy and laypersons from our Annual Conference will meet in Pasadena with our Bishop, Minerva Carcano, for what is called a time of “Holy Conferencing on Biblical Obedience.” Both Rev. Martha and I will attend,...
by markfeldmeir | May 8, 2013 | Hospitality, Jesus, Reconciliation
This week marked the 50th anniversary of the Children’s Crusade against racial segregation. The march through downtown Birmingham was led by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and ended with Eugene “Bull” Connor unleashing fire hoses and police dogs on the...
by markfeldmeir | Apr 17, 2013 | Easter, Grace, Hospitality, Incarnation, Jesus
I know you join me in prayer for the countless lives irrevocably changed by the horrific events in Boston on Monday. We pray for those who have lost their lives and those who have lost their way of life; for those who suffer from physical, mental and emotional...
by markfeldmeir | Jan 16, 2013 | Hospitality, Humility, The Church
While digging through some old files recently, I unearthed a file folder containing a handful of typewritten letters from the late theologian, Robert McAfee Brown, who died in 2001. As a senior in college I had stumbled across a few of Brown’s books, which challenged...
by markfeldmeir | Oct 16, 2012 | Hospitality, Jesus
You need to get out more. Serving others not only transforms the community, but it transforms your own life in very real ways. By getting out and sharing yourself with others whom you might otherwise never meet, your own heart and mind are stretched in new ways,...
by markfeldmeir | Jul 19, 2012 | Hospitality, Jesus, Reconciliation
One of my favorite Robert Frost poems, “Mending Wall,” tells of two neighbors who meet one day in the springtime at the stone wall that separates their two farms. As they walk along the wall together, each on their own side, they replace the stones that had fallen...
