http://nhylandsumc.org/blog I'm glad you're here! Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:40:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear Friends, As we think about bridges in Minnesota it reminded me of relationship bridges, and those that lie in bad repair due to anger and resentment. Resentment is a funny commodity. The moment you begin resenting a person, you become his/her slave. That person controls your ... http://nhylandsumc.org/blog/2008/08/01/on-building-bridges/ Dear Friends, I'm out in the fields. Actually, it's part of the NHUMC Gardens. Lots of beautiful flowers as you look. However, it does need help. For if you look closely, all is not well with the garden. Look closely and you will see weeds of all sorts, seeking to take ... http://nhylandsumc.org/blog/2008/07/16/spiritual-gardening/ Dear Friends: I'm standing here by my good friend, Al Roedecker. Al is a veteran, as am I. Al is from the WWII era, while I am a Vietnam War vet. I wanted to take this picture with Al, and with the ribbon, because it's symbolic of our ... http://nhylandsumc.org/blog/2008/06/27/celebrate-freedom/ Dear Friends, Here's a picture of some of my friends. They're cooking a meal so that later they can serve it at the Simpson Homeless Shelter. This is something that our church does regularly, both cooking and serving. Serving Christ brings many opportunities to reach out and be a blessing ... http://nhylandsumc.org/blog/2008/06/12/whose-wrapping/ Dear Friends, While in the BWCA last week, I sat for this picture. Talk about a confusing look…a canoer sitting on a snowmobile. Just what is it that I'm trying to do? The words are haunting…"Be true to thyself." As people of the Christian faith, what signal do we give off? Do ... http://nhylandsumc.org/blog/2008/05/27/be-true-to-thyself/ Dear Friends: And here he is, my good little friend, Karl, and his grandma, Tammy. You've seen him before sitting on the floor. Only now, he's walking, he's moving around. He's getting at it. And ain't it great??? Obviously, Karl is no longer the baby of a year ... http://nhylandsumc.org/blog/2008/05/12/growing-in-the-grace-of-god/                             Dear Friends, Just the other night, I watched while some of my favorite young friends put on a musical at our church entitled, The First Action Heroes, written by Pam Andrews and performed by the Normandale Hylands UMC Joy Choir. It's a musical for children's choirs about the power of God. ... http://nhylandsumc.org/blog/2008/04/29/looking-for-a-hero/ Dear Friends: On April 20, Normandale Hylands United Methodist Church consecrated its new building addition. We've had quite a year what with a building project going on around us. I compare it to living with an elephant, lots of noise, and lots of tracks. Now, however, the end is near and ... http://nhylandsumc.org/blog/2008/04/18/used-by-god/                       Dear Friends: Here are a few of my friends around 12:00 a.m. at the Minneapolis Airport Terminal. Don't they look happy? I wonder why? Why the joy? If you look, the joy is spread across the generations pictured. What has happened with these people (incidentally, people taking part in an activity ... http://nhylandsumc.org/blog/2008/04/04/joy-to-the-world/                                                       Dear Friends: I'm back, and Happy Easter! Yes, I've returned from a wonderful medical mission project in Sierra Leone. In the process, I again made a lot of friends, of all ages. Sitting here with me is young Daniel. He's cute as a button, and loves to ... http://nhylandsumc.org/blog/2008/03/18/happy-easter/