Into the Neighborhood
Pastor Adam, Pastor Joy, and I got to hang out with Bishop Hope Morgan Ward last week. We spent time together with the other men and...
Cloister thoughts...
Henry Morgan, a comedian and radio entertainer in George Burns and Jack Benny’s day, could never refrain from the fast quip. He had been...
Serving in the UMC
The Bishop and Cabinet have appointed four clergypersons to ministry at Hayes Barton United Methodist Church: Pastors Rick, Molly, Adam,...
Remember Your Baptism and Rejoice!
A special and unique thing about Hayes Barton UMC is how often we have the opportunity to baptize someone. At least once or twice a month...
Cloister Thoughts
It was a lovely evening in the late summer. The community park was full of children, parents, grandparents, dogs and lovers. Kids were...
Wesleyan Covenant Renewal Service
The Gospel text appointed for a Wesleyan Covenant Renewal Service is from Matthew 25:31-46. In this passage, Matthew recounts Jesus’...
ZOE in Advent
As we near the end of the season of Advent and prepare for Christ’s birth, I’ve thought about the lessons that the four of us Hayes...
Cloister Thoughts...
We all know how it feels to lose your voice. One morning you awaken with that little tickle in your throat. Somehow that cup of tea or a...
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
It’s the Advent season! Perhaps you’ve been humming a bit of “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” lately? In one of the Advent devotions that I’m...
Happy New Year!
If you happen to hear the tune of “Auld Lang Syne” humming through the halls of HBUMC this week it is not because our calendars are...
