4 Aug 2023 0 Comment

August 4th

Roy's Ramblings A few years ago a parishioner gave me a bumper sticker that read: F.E.A.R. has two meanings: Forget Everything And Run or Face Everything And Rise. Well, a quick Google search and I found that saying in a picture. Fear...
28 Jul 2023 0 Comment

July 28th

Roy's Ramblings How do you see yourself? I’m not necessarily meaning physically looking at yourself and describing your physical characteristics; but actually more of a personality, spiritually, humanity kind of a way. Are you kind?...
21 Jul 2023 0 Comment

July 21st

Roy's Ramblings As a pastor, for almost thirty years now, I’ve been asked a multitude of questions; ranging from: What to expect in the afterlife … to … Did Adam and Eve have belly buttons? There have been questions that have...
14 Jul 2023 0 Comment

July 14th

Roy's Ramblings In the Pixar movie “Up” one of my favorite characters is introduced…Dug the Dog. A fun loving, willing to please, simple pup that is always loyal to the cause and to his master. By technology of the antagonist...
7 Jul 2023 0 Comment

July 7th

Roy's Ramblings Greetings all, I pray you are well and I am so very much looking forward to meeting all of you. I want to continue the tradition here at NUMC of sending a Friday email to keep everyone informed, educated, and...
16 Jun 2023 0 Comment

June 16th

New safety feature -- check it out!  Recently the Trustees arranged for gravel to fill the deep trench alongside the sidewalk on the north side off the building. This makes for a much safer and more attractive walking space...
9 Jun 2023 0 Comment

June 9th

It's Friday and...do you know where your pastor is? Today’s message comes to you from Dick Young and Kathy Roberts, delegates to Indiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.   Mary and Michael Cartwright...
2 Jun 2023 0 Comment

June 2nd

You'll be glad to know the swing was not released and no one fell off the back of the porch!  Yesterday was my last gathering with the UMW and we enjoyed a lovely lunch on Joan Goodman's porch. I even received a sash that said...
26 May 2023 0 Comment

May 26th

When I turned 60 (way back when!), you gave me a wonderful birthday gift. Most of you responded to the invitation to do 60 acts of kindness in my honor over a month of giving thanks. Then everyone turned in a card telling me what...
19 May 2023 0 Comment

May 19th

Stewardship doesn't relate only to today or even this year; stewardship is a lifelong process.  The quote above comes from the United Methodist Foundation of Indiana, and it undergirds the importance of preparing for future...