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How generous are you? John Wesley said, “Earn all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can.” After you have honestly and diligently earned your wages and saved what is responsible for taking care of the needs of those under your care, Christians give whatever else they can…whether it’s [...]

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Although some seemed a little frazzled (like parents & teachers) and we were all a little wet, it was great to see so many of you in church on Sunday! How important it is for families & individuals involved in the academic year to start this season thanking God and centering [...]

Dear Friends,
Last Sunday, we talked about financial stewardship based on the parable from Luke 16: 1-8. Its lesson is similar to the Parable of the Talents found in Matthew 25 and Luke 19 where a Master expects the steward to not merely keep wealth safe & secure, but to use it wisely, [...]

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What’s the difference between sinful disobedience and stubborn determination? This was one of the interesting tangents during our discussion at Wednesday Bible study. We were reading Luke 9 where the disciples are arguing about who is the greatest. One person commented how this sounded like children arguing over something petty like [...]

Dear Friends,
It was great to see everyone Sunday after being away for vacation, especially to see Nancy B. back in church after so many months away due to her cancer treatments. Prayer really does work! Nancy has felt God’s strength and has hope for her future. Thanks be to God and you [...]

Dear Friends,
Loud music, canoeing, volleyball & foursquare, swimming, boys & girls flirting, fun memories, lives changed forever. I’m glad to say, youth camp hasn’t changed much over the years. Paul and I were honored to be the evening preachers last week at the United Methodist Warren Willis Camp. [...]

Dear Friends,
On Sunday, we will be celebrating two occasions that remind us of sacrifice: Holy Communion and the Fourth of July. Indeed, this will be the theme of the next parable we read from Luke, The Good Samaritan. During the summertime, we’re usually just thinking of having fun, relaxing, beating [...]

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Last week, I travelled to Lakeland for our Annual Conference of Florida United Methodist churches), and also take a day to visit Disney with the boys. This is why there was no E-Devo in your inbox…in case you wondered. Coming back tired, I worked late on a sermon [...]

Dear CRUMC family and friends,
As I shared on Sunday, one of our neighboring churches, Branches UMC (formerly Florida City UMC) suffered complete loss to their facility on Saturday night. I’ve included below some excerpts from notes of those close to the situation. I trust you will pray, [...]

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I hope you enjoyed this recent series on “Christians in the City” as much as I have. Thanks for your positive feedback after this week’s message about the workplace. We talked about being a witness in 3 ways: our integrity (sincerity whether people are looking or not), our purpose [...]