This weekend my wife, Nicole, and I had the great opportunity to spend time with Kevin Watson and Doug Strong. They were in town to teach in the Wesley Academy at Resurrection. Along with others, they are co-authors of a recently released book Reclaiming the Wesleyan Tradition: John Wesley’s Sermons for Today. I have not […]
I am always looking to make greater connections with United Methodists in Kansas – part of that effort is through reading blogs. I have collected links to UMC bloggers in Kansas and at Resurrection – you can find these in the left sidebar. However, I think there are probably some more out there. What other […]
Earlier this week a member of the congregation shared a story of God’s call in the life of a member of her family. I was inspired by the story. It is encouraging to hear stories of God’s call in the life of another and it can serve as a reminder of one’s own call. I […]
One week ago, I woke up at Tall Oaks Conference Center ready for a day retreat. This was a retreat that was provided by the Staff Parish Committee for all staff members encouraging time for spiritual renewal, devotional time and rest. As a staff member, I contacted Tall Oaks to reserve a time and meals […]
I ask your prayers for Alice Conard, my grandmother. She is 99 years old and has been under hospice care for a few weeks. She is eating very little and not doing well. My prayers are for comfort, peace, and hope. Thanks.
This is a review of the book – Reveal: Where Are You? You can find also find more information about this book at the website. This book is a summary of the findings of a research conducted at Willow Creek and at other congregations about the spiritual growth of the individuals in the congregation. The […]
This Thursday at 7:00 PM there will be a healing service in the Wesley Covenant Chapel at The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection. If you or someone you know is in need of healing or looking for wholeness, I invite you to come and be a part of this service.
A few weeks ago, I walked in to church and saw this addition to the all of the outside doors at Resurrection. The addition is the little sign in the lower right hand corner – no guns. It is my understanding that this is in response to a recent change in the concealed carry law […]
Okay, so I posted the previous post from home. I had previously sent in for a copy of the book Going All the Way and had thought that too much time had elapsed for me to actually be receiving one. So I sent in another email, put up the post and asked for it again. […]
The chance at a free book… How could I resist? Craig Groeschel recently posted about his new book – Going All The Way. In his post, Going All The Way – Last Call For Free Book, the offer is out there for a free copy of the book if one will blog on on it. […]
I am not a parent yet, nor expecting but this new blog looks cool – Emerging Parents. Two great questions about innovation at Ironic Answer about Innovation… Another quality post about innovation at Never done that before. Barry Dundas writes about Junk DNA and scripture – good stuff. A thought provoking post – Less is […]
Last night, Nicole and I went with some of our good friends, Ben and Molly Simpson to a screening of The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything: A Veggie Tales Movie. I had received an invitation via email a few weeks ago and decided to see how it was. I am not a huge Veggie Tales […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 