

Last Thoughts From My Pilgrimage
If you’ve had a chance to read my last two Commissioner articles, you know that I have been sharing lessons that I learned from a recent...


Pentecost Sunday
This Sunday is Pentecost. Imagine a full congregation, everyone dressed in red – women in red dresses, jackets and scarves; men with red...


More Thoughts From My Pilgrimage
As I wrote about in my last article, I recently returned from a trip to France that included a spiritual pilgrimage to the cathedral in...


Cloister Thoughts
He ascended! What does that mean? Jesus was loved so much that possibly there were followers that wanted to cling to him, to hold tightly...

Cooking With Love
The UMW compiled favorite and storied recipes from members for a new cookbook, Cooking With Love. The book is packed with mains, sides,...


S2S Stories: NC-VAN
Sherry Frye is a member of HB but lives in Goldsboro. She contacted me several weeks ago, wanting to participate in S2S but wanting to...


S2S Stories: Rise Against Hunger
Last Saturday about 100 members of the HBUMC congregation gathered in Holroyd Hall (Casper would be proud) to package 20,000 meals as...


S2S Stories: The Big Sweep
The Big Sweep at Shelley Lake turned out to be the “Perfect Storm.” Following the record breaking rain storms earlier in the week,...


S2S Stories: Grace Home
A house built in 1917 on Boylan Avenue that is home to four women recently released from prison as well as the Home Coordinator, Dawn...


S2S Stories: Boys & Girls Club
A friend introduced me to a service opportunity, leading a team to paint the interior of the Boys and Girls Club in Brentwood. On my...