This Sunday we’re going back to the most safe option of distance-worship from our homes. (That means no drive-in option.) www.monroefmc.com/sunday I know it’s kind of a bummer, but we were not able to keep safe social distance during the drive-in church. We are being SUPER CAUTIOUS with this whole COVID pandemic thing. It’s not something to mess around with. We love you […]
Here’s some recordings I wanted to share 📹
Evening, all. Just wanted to check in on this Sunday evening with a few things and my love. First, here’s the link to rewatch today’s worship service. You can read Pastor Kevin’s Sermon from this 5th Sunday in Ordinary Season. He draws from Christian abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, on this Independence weekend. It was excellent and called us to have dependence on […]
It’s happening! Parking Lot Church this Sunday!🚗
Worship is what we do with every part of our lives, honoring God with our attentiveness and gratitude to each task. (Yes, that includes weeding the garden, disagreeing with our spouse, laughing with friends, and reading Scripture.) Liturgy is all about a gathering of people working to worship God together. And friends, I gotta tell […]
#pastorlife 📆 Maybe you’re curious what it’s actually like?
“What does a typical day look like?” A couple days ago one of my bffs asked me what our life actually looks like. She’s a nurse practitioner, going to grad school and parenting 3 kids under 5. So she was pondering what ours lives must be like as pastors and as parents, especially during a pandemic. […]
We’re zeroing in on NOT STAYING THE SAME
At Monroe Free Methodist we are seeking to live like Jesus did: prayer-filled, incarnational, evangelical, holy, Spirit-empowered and compassionate. We are learning what this looks like through the rhythmic flow of the liturgical year immersing ourselves in spiritual practices to open our lives to be transformed into Jesus’ likeness. As we embark on the long journey of Ordinary Season we […]
When being a neighbor is your calling
Living out the Great Commission means loving our literal neighbors. Yes, it will be uncomfortable. But it will be holy. (thanks Clayton Blackwell for those words.) For us, this sometimes looks like phone conversations with our 94 year old neighbor and her inviting us to clip pink roses from her yard. 🌹 This sometimes looks like delivering baked […]
Why does a Soul Check Matter?
I believe God can be found in all places and at all times. I believe God’s desire is to heal us and make us whole. And most of the time this transforming work is happening little by little, in the middle of our monotony and mundane. Every moment, big or small, is an opportunity to […]
Repentance for the Sake of the World
sermon preached at Monroe Free Methodist church on Feb 9, 2020 How often do we think of our faith as being a private practice, a personal relationship between me and God? Certainly personal practices are essential to our spiritual formation, our growing up to look like Jesus, but that’s not all there is. In fact, […]
Hearing & Seeing God’s Way
The Beatitudes are one of the best-known teachings of Jesus. On one hand I think that is a very good thing; obviously these are crucial statements. BUT the problem of being so familiar with these words is that they often fall on deaf ears. One of Kevin’s mom’s favorite anecdotes kind of gets at the […]
An Interview with Kirsten (age 4)
What is something I say a lot?“That you say that I’m smart.” What makes me happy?Tickling you! It makes you laugh What makes me sad?Being disobedient. How tall am I?Bigger than me! Like THIS big (gestures with her hands.) I’m like that big too when I stand on the chair! What’s my favorite thing to […]