Read Together UMCNA

Read Together 2020.3

Rev. Ed Sims makes some fine points regarding Jesus' three parables about lost stuff.

Read Together 2020.2

In recounting the story of Jacob leaving Laban's household and Rachel's theft of the household god, Rev. Vicki Cater invites us to ponder how we ourselves are clinging to things from the past that are better left behind. 

Read Together 2020.1

Rev. Keith Thompson reminds us that the God who created us always loves us and desires to be in relationship with all creation.

Read Together Week 53

Bishop Debra Wallace-Padgett wraps up our year of reading together and reminds us of the importance of daily Bible reading in hopes that we will continue the practice into 2020 and beyond.

 

 

 

Read Together Week 52

Many people shy away from studying the book of Revelation. Rev. Alan Storey, who serves Central Methodist Mission in Cape Town, South Africa, shares some guiding principles to help us understand John's apocalyptic writing.

Read Together Week 51

Stop. Reflect. How often we hear this from spiritual leaders. And we know it's important. Annie Skinner invites us to take time during this sometimes frantic season to stop, to reflect, and to remember what we know to be true.

Read Together Week 50

The book of James helps us understand how faith and works go hand-in-hand. Danette Clifton Banish encourages us to ask ourselves important questions about our faith journey based on what we read in this epistle.

Read Together Week 49

Paul wrote to the church at Thessalonica to encourage them to stay strong in their faith amid persecution. Suzanne Scott Trammell challenges us to be looking for those we can encourage when they're facing challenging situations.

Read Together Week 48

Philip Galyon encourages us to rethink what humility means in this week's podcast.

Read Together UMCNA Week 47

Conflict is not new to the church. That's what the church at Corinth was experiencing in this week's reading. Rev. Rick Owen talks about unhealthy patterns of dissension that threaten the church even today. What can we learn from their growing pains?