Author name: graceunitedmethodist

Genesis 11:1-9 and Acts 2:1-21 May 24, 2026 A language is deemed extinct when its last native speaker dies. While the dialect might still be studied or used to unravel

Colossians 3:1-4 and John 20:1-18 April 5, 2026 Christ is risen. May this glad, good news sink deep into your soul. May God’s emphaticdefeat of death become your Yes to

Deuteronomy 24:17-22 and Matthew 19:13-15 March 15, 2026 As he begins his ministry Jesus preaches a one-sentence sermon: “Repent, for the kingdom of God is near.” Over time, he fills

Micah 6:1-8 and Matthew 5:1-12 February 1, 2026 Earlier today, while most of us were still sleeping, Ukrainian families lined up in frigidtemperatures at hot meal distribution sites, a governmental

Luke 17:11-19 October 12, 2025 Rev. Amy P. McCullough, PhD Atop the Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, sits the world-famous Christ the Redeemer statue. Standing nearly 100 feet

Luke 18:1-8 October 5, 2025 Rev. Amy P. McCullough, PhD Then Jesus told them a parable about the need to pray always and not lose heart. What moments in this

Luke 24:1-12 April 20, 2025 Rev. Amy P. McCullough, PhD A group of women rise before daybreak to go to a garden filled with graves. Only one grave concerns them;

Luke 19:28-40 April 13, 2025 Rev. Amy P. McCullough, PhD From the opening verses onward, scripture testifies to a unity pulsating through the cosmos. God, our creator and us, God’s

Setting One’s Face to Jerusalem Ash Wednesday – 2025 Luke 9:51-62 Rev. Amy P. McCullough, PhD Jesus set his face toward Jerusalem. Nine chapters into Luke’s gospel, when Jesus is

“Out into the Deep”Fifth Sunday after EpiphanyLuke 5:1-11February 9, 2025Rev. Amy P. McCullough, PhD Early church historians record Peter’s death, at the order of the Roman emperor Nero, during the