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“Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord”Psalm 33:12 Throughout my ministry, I have always sought to participate in the National Day of Prayer movement in our nation. This non-partisan movement of Christians from every walk of life seeks to gather on one day, the first Thursday in May, as our Nation’s Day of Prayer. There will be three events throughout the day: 10-11 am at Regency; 12-1 pm at...

For the past eight years, I have been making regular “deposits” into the “spiritual accounts” of people’s lives at OHFUMC. It is my deepest hope that I have only operated as a “transfer agent,” receiving my orders from heaven and passing them on. Paul put it this way: “For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you” (1 Corinthians 11:23). As always, sometimes ingredients get in that wer...

Some of you may remember the rock group called “The Beatles” who made famous this notion of saying, “Hello, Goodbye” (1967). I am now thinking again about how LOVE has learned to speak in this language! Beginnings and endings are so important, especially in relationships.It is, of course, customary for us to say GOODBYE for a variety of reasons on a daily basis. People say things like “See ya late...

For 82 years, Oak Harbor has been home to the NAS Whidbey Navy Family as we see so plainly on Highway 20 heading into town. Our church family has a long and storied journey with the Navy, and we have been “home-away-from-home” for countless sailors and their families through all of those many years.This Friday night, April 12th, we have a wonderful opportunity to play host to the “Single Sailors” ...

For over four years, we have awaited the “2020 United Methodist Church General Conference” that was postponed three times due to Covid concerns. But now, at last, it is only a matter of a few weeks away.With voting delegates gathering from across the globe, The United Methodist Church will assemble April 23 – May 3, 2024, in Charlotte, North Carolina, for our UMC General Conference. The theme this...