eNote Archive
Friday, March 28, 2008
Dear Resurrection Family,
What a great Easter weekend we celebrated here at Resurrection. I'll tell you all about it below along with other news about the church; but first, a word about LaVon's uncle, Ed Spencer.
Ed passed...
[more]Friday, March 21, 2008
Dear Resurrection Family,
I can't believe Easter is just around the corner. You may be aware that Easter is the earliest it will be in most of our lifetimes (only those who are 95 or older have experienced Easter this early)....
[more]Friday, March 14, 2008
Dear Resurrection Family,
As you read this e-mail I am sitting in a series of interviews with nine candidates who are being considered for the office of Bishop in the United Methodist Church. In the United Methodist Church...
[more]Friday, March 07, 2008
Dear Resurrection Family,
I can't believe Easter is just around the corner. You may be aware that Easter is the earliest it will be in most of our lifetimes (only those who are 95 or older have experienced Easter this early)....
[more]Thursday, February 28, 2008
Dear Resurrection Family,
I am writing a bit earlier than normal this week - Rebecca, our youngest daughter, and I are traveling today to Ciudad Espana, Honduras with our mission team as we consecrate the new church building...
[more]Friday, February 22, 2008
Dear Resurrection Family,
I'm looking forward to this weekend's message on the Lord's Prayer. I'll preach on the phrase, "Give us this day, our daily bread." Not much there, right? Think again. Bread is mentioned more than 300...
[more]Friday, February 15, 2008
Dear Resurrection Family,
I'm writing this e-mail from the YMCA at Winterpark, Colorado, where LaVon and I are joining the senior high youth group on their ski trip. We'll speak at three worship services and lead a "stump the...
[more]Friday, February 08, 2008
Dear Resurrection Family,
This last Monday and Tuesday we held our quarterly blood drive. The weather was threatening and a number of metro area blood drives closed for the day. We held ours and emailed you as a...
[more]Friday, February 01, 2008
Dear Resurrection Family,
Last night I watched the Democratic primary debate. Some time back I watched the Republican primary debate. This coming Tuesday those of you who live in Missouri will vote in your party's primary, and...
[more]Friday, January 25, 2008
Dear Resurrection Family,
As you read this email I am finishing my preparations for this evening's All Church Gathering. I am really excited about tonight! Everyone is welcome to attend - both members and...
[more]Friday, January 18, 2008
Dear Resurrection Family,
I just arrived back in town last night from a series of meetings in Houston focused on the revitalization of the United Methodist Church. The first two days were spent with a gathering of pastors of the...
[more]Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Dear Resurrection Family,
We have just finalized the arrangements for a Resurrection Night at the Movies. We have 294 tickets for a showing of the movie The Great Debaters, staring Denzel Washington on Monday, January 21,...
[more]Friday, January 11, 2008
Dear Resurrection Family,
I want to begin by thanking the 240 of you who sent responses to my request, earlier this week, for your recollections of the 1960's. I've read through about half of them so far. It is obvious that the...
[more]Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Dear Resurrection Family,
I'm looking for a bit of help for this weekend's sermon. I'd like to hear from those of you who were in your mid-teens through your forties during the 1960's. This weekend I'll retrace the cultural...
[more]Friday, January 04, 2008
Dear Resurrection Family,
I'm writing you from my hotel room overlooking the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. I'm here to attend a conference today for presidents and board chairs of the 13 United Methodist seminaries (this...
[more]Friday, December 21, 2007
Dear Resurrection Family,
I feel a great sense of anticipation and excitement looking ahead to the next few days. This will be our eighteenth year of offering candlelight services yet I look forward to Christmas Eve more...
[more]Friday, December 14, 2007
Dear Resurrection Family,
By now each of you have read of the tragic shootings that took place in Colorado Springs last week. This weekend as we gather for worship New Life Church will gather to make sense of the...
[more]Friday, December 07, 2007
Dear Resurrection Family,
How are you doing at devoting ten minutes to quiet time with God each day? For those who were not in church, this was the challenge two weeks ago in worship. One of the tools we've given you to do...
[more]Friday, November 30, 2007
Dear Resurrection Family,
We're gearing up for an exciting weekend here at the church. Tonight is the Family Advent Night at which families will come for a pancake supper, and then they will learn about Advent and have the...
[more]Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Dear Resurrection Family,
Wow, from 74 degrees to snow in 24 hours! There's nothing like the weather in Kansas. I hope this email finds you doing well and getting ready for a blessed Thanksgiving.
This morning we celebrated...
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