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Blog 12. The Big Rocks
- By Robert Schnase
- Posted on April 6th, 2012
A story in First Things First (Stephen Covey, A. Roger Merrill, and Rebecca R. Merrill) describes a lesson about the use of time. The instructor fills a large jar with big rocks…
Blog 11. Obedience
- By Robert Schnase
- Posted on April 5th, 2012
The Christian year provokes us to reflection upon many key words that shape our faith. During Advent we deepen our understanding of waiting, watching, anticipation, hope…
Blog 10. An Especial Care
- By Robert Schnase
- Posted on April 4th, 2012
How did the notion of conferring together (Conference!) begin for United Methodists? John Wesley describes the first conference this way: In June, 1744, I desired my brother and…
Blog 9. Pruning for Growth
- By Robert Schnase
- Posted on April 3rd, 2012
While teaching in a congregation, I recounted scriptures about fruitfulness: vines, branches, seedtime, harvest, soils, vineyards, trees, fruits. The Bible is replete with stories …
Blog 8. Where Did It Come From?
- By Robert Schnase
- Posted on April 1st, 2012
The COB and the CT commissioned the TWR from which the CTA was derived. The COB and CT approved the CTA and named the IOT, which developed GC legislation that affects GBGM, GBHEM, …
Blog 7. Forty Days
- By Robert Schnase
- Posted on April 1st, 2012
A lot can change in forty days. I listen to the news every day, mostly on the radio as I drive. It occurs to me how much can happen in just a few weeks. The world can turn upside …