As we arrive at midsummer I’m reminded of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, from which comes an aphorism for the…
Nearly a year ago the Laurel Heights UMC Finance Committee approved the purchase of a new church administration software called…
Rev. Laura Merrill Over and over recently, the image of troubled waters has come to my mind. The term evokes…
Rev. Paul Escamilla, Senior Pastor It goes without saying that Independence Day brings the idea of freedom to mind. The…
In late September I participated with 2,500 United Methodists from around the United States in the Leadership Institute at the…
by Rev. Paul Escamilla, Senior Pastor On the last Sunday in March, Lent will gift us with a lost and…
Dear friends in Christ: As most of you are aware, yesterday marked the end of a called session of our…
The Nature of Grace: Our Lenten Journey By the time of publication of this edition of the Messenger, the 2019…
by Rev. Paul L. Escamilla, Senior Pastor In Gioacchino Rossini’s operatic version of Cinderella, “La Ceneretola,” it is a bracelet…