Giving

Article Season of Giving: Spiritual Gifts
- By Jenny Youngman
- Posted on December 10th, 2011
Giving Gifts The Advent season is officially upon us as we await the coming of the Christ. In our preparations for Christmas, many of us are dreaming of finding that perfect gift …
Article Sermon Series: Our Baptismal Vows
- By Jennifer H. Williams
- Posted on September 28th, 2011
3 Week Series Week 1: Prayer: An Oprah-Style Sermon Colossians 1:1-14 What is prayer? We will explore this question in an “Oprah-style” sermon. That means it…
Article Sermon Series: Generous Living
- By J. Michael Lowry
- Posted on September 19th, 2011
4 Week Series Week 1: A Little Is Enough Mark 6:30-44 “You give them something to eat,” said Jesus. Jesus can be unreasonable. I mean that not as blasphemy but as…
Article Christmas is Not Your Birthday: Sermon Series
- By Mike Slaughter
- Posted on July 25th, 2011
I stood before our congregation in the fall of 2004 and said, “I want you to have a slim Christmas this year . . . and whatever you spend on your family, bring an equal…
Article Review: Christmas is Not Your Birthday
- By Eric Van Meter
- Posted on July 20th, 2011
Christmas has been hijacked, and Mike Slaughter is fed up. His latest book, Christmas Is Not Your Birthday: Experience the Joy of Living and Giving Like Jesus, lines out what he…
Article Review: Extravagant Generosity
- By Patricia Farris
- Posted on July 18th, 2011
Since May of 2007, many church leaders and congregations have been prodded and guided by the Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations written by United Methodist Bishop Robert…