Blog: Elm Park News and Notes

There’s a looking-glass quality to the arrest and mock trial of Jesus, with its “sentence first — verdict afterward,” by the religious...

So often we fail to serve others, but Jesus serves us instead. We are gathered for the special time some Christian churches call Holy...

"Were You There" #288 UMH Discipleship Ministries | History of Hymns: "Were You There" (umcdiscipleship.org) "This Is the Day" #657 UMH...

So often, the church today seems to be many things, but not very humble. Apparently, this is an age-old problem, made evident in this...

"Here I Am, Lord" #593 UMH Discipleship Ministries | History of Hymns: "Here I Am, Lord" (umcdiscipleship.org) "This Is a Day of New...

Philip and Andrew bring a group of Greeks who have requested to see Jesus. Jesus takes this opportunity to continue teaching the...

"Amazing Grace" #378 UMH Discipleship Ministries | History of Hymns: “Amazing Grace”: Part I (umcdiscipleship.org) "Majesty, Worship His...

God offers salvation through simple belief. Salvation is God’s initiative, not ours. We do nothing to cause it or earn it. It was already...

"How Great Thou Art" #77 UMH Discipleship Ministries | History of Hymns: “How Great Thou Art” (umcdiscipleship.org) "Every Time I Feel...

Jesus confronts a hardened religious tradition by tossing it over and replacing it with an emphasis on his death and resurrection. It...