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While I’ve not been a particularly big fan of this book from the very beginning — we’re not studying anything we haven’t studied many times before — I do see the value in a “corporate lesson” wherein all the bromides are thrown out there for some truly heartfelt review. I do wish, however, that professional [...]

Sunday afternoon I opened the packet we had been given at church.  I was impressed with the number of areas available to serve.  There were so many to choose from that I had to take a nap after reading through the booklet!   It seems to me that if one WANTS to be plugged into church, [...]

Chapter thirty, the second chapter in the final section of Treasures of a Transformed Life begins with the example of Albert Einstein. Albert was a brilliant academic who lived long enough to see both the affirmation of his theory of relativity and the use of that theory applied to produce the bomb that has defined [...]

“I want to walk as a child of the light, I want to follow Jesus”.  UMH 206 What does it mean to imitate Christ?  Danny talked it about it a couple of days ago in his post “Going on to Perfection”.  Satan indeed loses his mortal power when we deny this world and live “eternally”.  [...]

Take a look at the list of Charles Wesley’s hymns that we (and the youth and chancel choirs) will be singing tomorrow at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. services.  Are there some other Wesley hymns that you would have included if you could? Several times this past week, the subject of favorite hymns has come [...]

As I read through today’s message I was comforted by the statement that “sin is a condition”, not just an occasional act, and we are all born into this unhealthy state.  In other words…I did not have to work at becoming sinful, I just “am”.  I also realize that I, on my own, can do [...]

Don’t forget today’s Wesley Hymn lesson. I don’t know how many of you have ever seen the old movie One Foot in Heaven (1941), but there’s a scene near the end that evokes the power of music in bringing us together as a community.  If you haven’t seen it, the movie’s about a Methodist preacher [...]

Why do we sing – As people? As individuals? As Christians? Why do you sing?  In what way can singing be transformative?  Can you recall an event where singing was integral — part of a defining moment in either your life or in the life of others? My friend Bill Williams has on occasion sung [...]

Our prayers, our presence, our gifts and tithes, . . . and our music.  It makes sense to insert Charles Wesley’s hymns in our study of Treasures of the Transformed Life.  Music was “instrumental” (pun intended) in the founding of the Methodist church.  Today’s lesson can be found at http://www.fumctupelo.com/pdf/hymn_sing/8th.pdf. For our purposes, we can [...]

I think the lottery winner example in this chapter does highlight something that I have learned in my practice. There is no limit to how much you can spend. It doesn’t matter how much money you make. Whether you earn $2,000 a month or $20,000, if you don’t have control over your spending habits and [...]