A helpful statement from the United Methodist Council of Bishops in light of the current national situation.
From the Council of Bishops: Division and Discord
23 Wednesday Nov 2016
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Author Archives: Douglas Forrester
Sermons Page Updated
23 Wednesday Nov 2016
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The Sermons Page
has been updated, including Kelley Lane’s excellent sermon for the Sunday after the election.
Guest Post: Reflections from Reveille’s Summer Lousiana Trip
08 Tuesday Nov 2016
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In this guest post, we hear from Reveille’s Lay Leader Bo Bowden as he reflects upon his time in Slidell, Lousiana.
Early one Sunday morning in July just after breakfast, Pastor Carl Blackburn invited us to answer a simple question. “Why are you doing this?” The night before, his church, St. John UMC in Chattanooga, TN had hosted fifty-seven Reveille members en route to our New Orleans area mission trip.
It had been the first overnight of the trip. We gave answers you might expect. “To help others, to share the love of Jesus Christ, etc.” My answer was a bit tongue in-cheek – “Why not?” Maybe the coffee hadn’t kicked in yet. Here’s my real answer: Serving on Church Council, we sometimes make decisions affecting youth ministry. I felt it to be one area I had not participated in adequately. For me, this trip was an opportunity to become more involved.
More Sermons on the Sermon Page
08 Tuesday Nov 2016
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The ser
mons page includes two new sermons. Check them out here.
The Sermon Wherein Doug Imagines the United Methodist Membership Vows Described by Tyler Durden
21 Friday Oct 2016
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The Preacher As Storyteller
19 Wednesday Oct 2016
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This article offers some helpful advice for storytelling which can also be helpful for preachers. In particular, the benefit of using the present tense. I discussed this a bit with my group at Licensing School this year, about how present tense can draw in the listener, mainly because it creates an environment where one feels they are a part of a living story. So then,
Welcome Service for Bishop Sharma D. Lewis
16 Friday Sep 2016
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If you cannot make it to Richmond in the morning for the service of welcome for Bishop Sharma D. Lewis, you can watch the live stream here, starting at 10:30 a.m.
From the Lead Pastor’s Desk: Summer, 2016
26 Friday Aug 2016
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Dear sisters and brothers in Christ I pray you are well and have had a safe and happy summer. In this article, I would like to discuss one of the great myths of our faith: that not much happens at church over the summer.
As one would expect, we worshipped each Sunday morning and most Wednesday nights. The office was open during the summer, as it always is. Yet to say that not much happens at Reveille in the summer? Pish-posh!
Let’s look back, shall we? Since June:
Guest Post: Health and Hope in Honduras by Mary Evans
24 Wednesday Aug 2016
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Mary Evans is a member of Reveille United Methodist Church who participated in this year’s medical mission to rural Honduras with the Friends of Barnabas.
“You come to help my people,” an elderly man said in English, gesturing to my Friends of Barnabas Foundation t-shirt I wore to the airport in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. “Thank you.” He stood tall, and his face resembled many that I had seen in the previous week–tanned and lined from spending much time outdoors. I answered him in English, “You’re welcome,” and boarded my flight with tears in my eyes, eager to share my exchange with my fellow missioners.
Earlier that morning, our mission team of 16 adults and youth had arranged plastic chairs in a circle on the fourth floor of our San Pedro Sula Hotel and administered Holy Communion to each other in the final devotion of our medical mission trip. We read the Prayer for Honduran Children and wept out of love and exhaustion. Our hearts had been transformed and our family circle had been expanded to include the beautiful people of Honduras. Christ had broken down the wall.
Sermons Page Updated
10 Wednesday Aug 2016
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Due to vacation schedules, the sermons page has been a little behind, but everything is now caught up, so we have some shiny new sermons on the web page and in the iTunes Store.
Going on to Imperfection 