Cyndi plans to sing one of my favorite tributes for our Easter Sunday celebration that is more often associated with Good Friday. The song is titled Via Dolorosa. The song title comes from Latin and is literally translated as "sorrowful road." The song refers to the...
In Psalm 13 we find questions that everyone feels at times. “How much longer will you forget me, Lord? Forever? How much longer will you hide yourself from me? How long must I endure trouble? How long will sorrow fill my heart day and night? How long will my enemies...
Each year on the Sunday before Easter, we celebrate the time that Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey. It's a rather strange custom from a distance. At Asbury, along with other churches, we place orders for loads of palm branches that we use for decorations and hand...
We began reading and discussing Praying with the Church by Scot McKnight as the Season of Lent started in March. We plan to finish our study next week and turn our attention to Easter. 1 We chose this book as a study during the Season of Lent because of the importance...
Most mornings, my breakfast includes two pieces of veggie bacon. Ordinarily, I avoid foods created in a laboratory rather than grown in their natural habitat. However, in this case, there is the slightest hint of a taste that offers fond, albeit redacted, memories....
This past week, our non-profit submitted a proposal for funding to the Healthy Food Financing Initiative. Our proposal requested funding to support the purchase and renovation of a building to house a program we hope will help reduce food insecurity among Flint...
I love mornings. I refer to mornings as my holy time. For me, mornings are spent with God. One of my favorite activities is writing in my prayer journal. I'm very much a visual learner, and seeing words makes them come more alive to me than hearing them. This is my...
Flint, Michigan — The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation granted a total of $253,250 to repair and improve parking lots and other infrastructure for Flint’s three Help Centers. The Help Centers, located at Bethel United Methodist Church, Asbury United Methodist Church...
I was diagnosed with myopia shortly after I started High School. I noticed that I was having trouble reading what the teacher was writing on the chalkboard. Worse, I couldn't see the scoreboard from mid-court. So the coach had to yell out how much time was on the...
Feedflint hoop house ready for harvest … credit Asbury Farms The Season of Lent is a special time of year for the church. The diversity of ways in which churches around the world experience this season offers insight into the different ways that people experience the...