A note from Jennifer LockeA church doesn’t feel like a home without relationships.When my family and I began attending White Rock in spring 2021–as we all were emerging, awkwardly, from the pandemic–w...  Read More

Renewalby Rev. Kerry SmithI have been a pastor for 25 years. In that time, the longest time off I have taken was in 2017 when I took 3 weeks off in a row to go on a family trip to Europe. Last fall I ...  Read More

There are times in our lives when life is hard. Our stress level is high, and the normal things that we do to help us to take care of ourselves physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually are n...  Read More

Awe in the everyday Easter was glorious at White Rock UMC  I have never seen people sitting in the balcony at White Rock UMC, but they were on Easter The Easter Fest on Sunday morning was wonderful a...  Read More

Let It Goby Rev. Kerry Smith In her poem "In Blackwater Woods," Mary Oliver writes, "To live in this world, you must be able to do three things:         to love what is mortal;                 to hold...  Read More

Come and See by Rev. Kerry Smith This past Sunday it was cold in Dallas. It was see your breath, bundle under covers, and drink hot cocoa beside a fire cold. And yet, people came to church.  We had ...  Read More

"I was thirsty" By Randy Austin, church member of White Rock UMCIt was 106 degrees, a typical August afternoon.  I had gone to pick up dinner from a local diner a few blocks from our home. I drove pas...  Read More

Stories of Pilgrimage by Rev. Kerry Smith This past May I went on a pilgrimage with my mom. A friend shared with me before I left that a pilgrimage is going on a walk with someone you love, and that w...  Read More

By Rebecca Garrett Pace We are currently ⅗ of the way done with our Taboo series, and we’ve done some good, and tough, work. We’ve talked about doubt, and named that it is not the opposite of faith, b...  Read More

By Monica Frazier Last week I was with one of our adult Sunday School classes and we were talking about what it means to be a “big tent” church. The idea is that there’s room in the tent for everybody...  Read More

by Rev. Kerry Smith I’m having lunch with someone and they have said something and I’m not quite sure how to respond. It feels like we’re playing chess and it doesn’t matter what I say, I’m in checkm...  Read More

by Rebecca Garrett Pace In the last several months, I’ve discovered not one but two very important milestones in the human evolution of Adult Colo...  Read More