In the Celtic tradition, they talk about “thin places.” It’s those places or moments in time where it feels like heaven and earth almost meet … where the feeling of eternity is palpable … where you connect with God and the saints in glory in a way that’s hard to
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Dear Friends, I awoke one morning this week to see a post on Facebook from one of my friends. It read: “Too many sad and hard and horrible things. Use all your powers for good.” It was a good reminder not to let the sad and hard and horrible things
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Dear Friends, The words from Ecclesiastes 3 never fail to resonate deeply within me this time of year as summer fades to fall. This scripture grounds me in the knowledge that no matter what we face in life, God is with us through all of it, in every season. “To
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Lent is a season of forty days, not counting Sundays, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. It’s a time for growing through repentance, confession, fellowship, prayer, and fasting. Join with your Avondale UMC family and friends in worship, prayer, and study as
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