http://macedonia-umc.org/blogs/rickm "Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." (A Macedonia UMC weblog) Sun, 02 May 2010 17:54:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Lord works in mysterious ways.  How many times have you heard that before?  We use those words all the time.  I have to admit thought that more recently that became very real for me.  Let me explain.  My wife is away this weekend on the Walk to Emmaus as ... http://macedonia-umc.org/blogs/rickm/2010/05/02/as-i-have-loved-you/ I wish I could take total credit for this but I can't.  You see the idea for this came to Kristy when she was in the shower one day.  She called me a shared it with me.  I liked it so I added some to it but the base idea ... http://macedonia-umc.org/blogs/rickm/2010/03/07/god-is-like-an-amusement-park/ It has been far too long since I have updated this blog.  And as much as I hate to admit it, this is quite ironic after I read my previous post this morning.  The fact is that I am no different from anyone else and I often allow life to ... http://macedonia-umc.org/blogs/rickm/2010/02/20/where-does-the-time-go/ In the common lectionary for tomorrow, the Gospel lesson is about Jesus turning water in to wine during a wedding in Cana.  The interesting part about this passage is that just before He turns the water into wine, Jesus tells his mother, "Dear woman, why do you involve me? My ... http://macedonia-umc.org/blogs/rickm/2010/01/16/who-has-time/ As the New Year approached and I heard all the people around me talk about their resolutions for a new year, I became more and more determined that I was not going to make any New Year resolutions this time around. After all they seem so useless. We make resolutions ... http://macedonia-umc.org/blogs/rickm/2010/01/10/new-year-new-opportunity-for-obedience/ A week or so ago, I was on a weekend with a group of Christian men. It was an awesome weekend that included discussions about what being a Christian means as well as experiencing the love of God for the weekend.  And no celebration of the love of God would ... http://macedonia-umc.org/blogs/rickm/2009/11/16/sanitized-in-the-blood-of-the-lamb/ This blog posting is from a sermon based on Mark Chapter 10 verses 17 through 31. As a child I was born into a Catholic family.  My mother’s family and my father’s family were both Catholic as far back as anyone could remember.  Everyone had placed their faith in the Catholic ... http://macedonia-umc.org/blogs/rickm/2009/10/11/missing-person/ When a firefighter prepares to enter a burning building, they put on Heavy bulky suits, a mask, an air tank, and cover every exposed part of their body.  This special equipment allows them to work in an environment that contains toxic gases from the items that are burning.  In short, ... http://macedonia-umc.org/blogs/rickm/2009/08/27/sifting-through-the-smoke/ On Thursday morning a rather intense but short storm went through the area. It went through at about 2:00 AM. Did you notice it or did you just sleep right through it. I probably would have just slept through it except that one of the thunder claps sounded as though ... http://macedonia-umc.org/blogs/rickm/2009/06/20/calming-the-storm-in-us/ OK, so Jesus rose from the dead. Now what? No, really what is the big deal? This is certainly not the first time in the Bible when someone was brought back from the dead. Take a look in the old testament. You will see that Elijah visited a family ... http://macedonia-umc.org/blogs/rickm/2009/04/27/in-need-of-a-savior/