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Looking Forward – April 2015

I love the seasons that lead up to Easter!  But I also love to celebrate the days that follow the resurrection holiday.  It is always a very special time of year.  The air smells fresh, the grass becomes green, flowers break through, and the longer days remind me that the darkness of winter has faded away.  It is a wonderful time to celebrate the newness of…

Planting a Church is a Team Effort

By now, most of you know that our congregation is about to take on the challenge of launching a new United Methodist congregation in the Parker / Lone Tree area.  We have all seen the growth that is taking place on the west side of Parker.  Homes are being built and commercial properties are being developed to provide space for the people who are…

Looking Forward to Lent

How wide is the ‘threshold’ that helps us step into a new year?  Can the threshold be wide enough to take us all the way into the middle of February?  I hope so, because I want to take a moment to look back at 2014 and then focus on Looking Forward into 2015. 2014 was a remarkable year for the life of our congregation.  Our…

Looking Forward: Reflecting on 2014

Reflection: Casting back light or heat or sound after striking a surface, an act of intense concentration; a favorable observation; the ability to bend and even bounce; long and careful thought. Don’t you find that the Christmas holiday and the start of a New Year cause us to instinctively reflect on the things past as we project our thoughts and lives into…

The Right Place & Time

Dear Friends: Do you remember the first time you were remarkably amazed by God?  I remember.  It is as vivid as yesterday but it happened in 1977.  It was a Sunday just barely after noon.  The room was quiet.  Everyone was downstairs in the kitchen area looking for a fresh cup of coffee and some warm homemade cinnamon rolls.  I really did not know what I was doing or why I…

Amazed by God!

Have you ever been Amazed By God? Have you been surprised by a wonderful blessing or touched by the beauty of a moment? It happens all the time. I have discovered that it happens more often when we are actually looking for it to happen. A friend of mine says that we need to live life on ‘tip-toes’ in anticipation of what…

Looking Forward: June 2014

The month of June is always filled with renewal and fresh growth. June always connects our congregation to the other United Methodist Congregations in our area as we gather for our Annual Conference session. This year, the group will meet in Pueblo for a very unique experience. The entire group will travel from Pueblo to the historic site of the Sand Creek…

Looking Forward

Dear Friends: Our season of Lent together felt very strong as we shared daily Scripture together and walked the path to the celebrations of Easter Sunday. We were blessed with an overflowing Easter experience with many new relationships that are forming. Many thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make something really good happen for the Lord! The month of May…

The Power of the Resurrection

Dear Friends: Will you be glad to have warm days, blue skies and green grass! That is just a part of the joy of spring that is on the horizon. It is a season of new life and blooming flowers that is highlighted within the Christian community by the celebration of Easter. Easter is a wonderful time of hopeful celebration as we…

Let Your Light Shine-Rev. Randy

You know the folk idiom that the month of March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb! I actually hope that comes true this year. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to get a head start on spring! For now I will just thumb through a seed catalog and dream of warm days, green grass, and a bunch of potatoes…

Looking Forward – November // Rev. Randy

In just a few weeks we will celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday.  Many will travel to see family while others will host a reunion of friends.  Most of the time, there will be a table.  That table will be a demonstration of abundance and those who gather will be family by choice or by connection. It is also a season inward reflection.  For some it will be…