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Time with Ismael: “The Christian needs to be where there is suffering.”
In the last few weeks, I had the opportunity to be at the Walk for the Children in El Paso, TX and the Procession of Peace in Elizabeth City, NC. […] Continue Reading→
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Lay Leaders – Save the Date
Greetings and Blessings Heritage District Church Lay Leaders! On May 19th at noon and 6pm, Sylvia Harrison and myself are inviting you to join us on a ZOOM call. During […] Continue Reading→
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First UMC – Washington to Offer Seminar Series on Future Topics Before The General Conference of The UMC
Beginning May 3rd, First United Methodist Church will offer a series of seminars on the conversation around human sexuality in the United Methodist Church. These seminars will concentrate on topics before the General […] Continue Reading→
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Time with Ismael: Peace Be With You
While they were talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing […] Continue Reading→
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Time with Ismael: Just Serve and Love One Another
As I been reflecting lately in how our lives and rhythms have changed since last year, I have realized that there are a lot of things that I cannot control. […] Continue Reading→
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Time With Ismael: Lent is Redemption
“Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” […] Continue Reading→
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Time with Ismael: A Lenten Invitation
“For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.” 1 Corinthians 1:25. As we approach the Third Sunday in Lent, in a posture […] Continue Reading→
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Time with Ismael: The Tragedy of Amnesia
As I was reflecting on the lectionary readings for this week, the Isaiah passage resonated with me. Isaiah is addressing the Israelites in the Babylonian exile. The prophet is concerned […] Continue Reading→
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Time with Ismael: Jesus’ Urgent Call
For this message, I will be referring to an article I wrote for the Christian Century in December of 2017 on Mark 1:14-20, which is one of the lectionary texts […] Continue Reading→