Souper Bowl: Food for the Body & Soul at Old Bethel, Sunday 11:30-1:00 Please don’t miss what should be a lot of fun. Jim Shaw has presented me with the Golden Ladle for us to give to the best soup. There are going to be several different recipes including a few from our Hispanic Community. We have also invited our friends who utilize the OB Food Pantry. So this is a great opportunity for us to build on this relationship. Tuesday night I went with my daughter Kelsey and son-in-law Matt to the …

Our mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Our vision is under construction. Remember our Pancake Breakfast this Saturday, January 28 from 7:30-10:30 a.m. Proceeds benefit our Food Pantry. I was so proud of Old Bethel Monday night. We had 70 show up for our visioning workshop. Ann Handschu did a tremendous job explaining how essential vision is in our lives and for our church. She explained the difference between mission and vision. Our mission has been …

Monday evening is a big, big evening for us as we meet with Ann Handschu and gather the longings God has placed in our hearts that will help us determine the vision that will guide our ministry the next few years. We hope all that are prompted by God’s spirit will come. We will gather from 6:30-9:00 pm. Child care will be provided and some light refreshments will be offered. You will want to grab some dinner before we meet. Tonight Nancy and I will celebrate our 10th Anniversary. The anniversary …

I have had several requests for copies of this past Sunday's sermon so this seems the best way to satisfy that demand. “Gehenna” Series: Heaven and Hell: More Than a Place OBUMC January 15, 2012 Series Introduction Heaven and hell are two very complicated concepts to grasp. It is so confusing to some that I will hear Christians say, “Well, I have Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and I am just going to trust God will take care of things in the end.” I think that is a great …

I got to talked to my son this morning. He is stationed at Ft. Bliss near El Paso, Texas for about 40 days of training before they head to Afghanistan. Today, they head out into the rough where they will live in tents to prepare for their experience in Afghanistan. We are in our new house and have now unpacked enough that we can walk through the house. Unfortunately, our garage is still full of boxes so both cars had to sit out in this snow. My goal is to get at least one car in the garage by this …