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

by Rev. Kerry Smith I love Communion. I love the imagery of a wider table, always with room for more. I love the idea of eating together, and the idea that God gives us the sustenance we need...  Read More

by Rev. Kerry Smith I spent three days this week at Annual Conference, the yearly gathering of United Methodists in North Texas. The theme came from Psalm 27:14 “Be strong. Take heart. Hope i...  Read More

by Rev. Kerry Smith When I went to seminary I was stretched to see the Bible and its stories in new ways. Many of the stories that I was familiar with growing up, I saw in new ways. I learn...  Read More

by Rev. Kerry Smith This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday when we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is alive in the world in and through us, the disciples of Jesus. All week I...  Read More

by Rev. Kerry Smith Every June I think about an encounter I had while walking in my first Pride Parade. That first year I walked, I felt like a rock star. Our church group at Oak Lawn UMC st...  Read More

by Rev. Kerry Smith As we walked towards our destination, I felt exhaustion, joy, relief, and a little sadness that the journey was over. The best part of my pilgrimage was the journey. We ha...  Read More

by Rev. Kerry Smith I am going on a pilgrimage! I will be walking the Camino de Santiago with my mom in Spain.  My mom and I love to walk and we have walked 60 miles in the Komen 3-Day many t...  Read More

by Rev. Kerry Smith Easter isn’t just one day! We are in the Great Fifty Days of Easter which begins at sunset on Easter Eve and continues through Pentecost when we celebrate the gift of the H...  Read More

by Rev. Kerry Smith I love church words that we only use in church - words like Eucharist (Communion), narthex (entry way), altar (table), and triduum. Triduum comes from a Latin root meaning...  Read More