The Living Stone and a Chosen People
Reflections on I'm Black. I'm Christian. I'm Methodist.

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Hope First UMC Offers Mental Health Coaching Through Online Training Program

Mental health has become an important facet of a person’s overall well-being, even more so as the world continues the slow recovery from the last year of pandemic isolation.
That is one of the reasons why Hope First United Methodist Church has made an effort this year to assist their church and community with its mental health needs by providing mental health counseling to anyone who needs it.
The Water Is Wide and Deep
Wesleyan Small Groups Serve as a Tool for Deeper Engagement

I can’t name a specific moment when I began to take seriously the question, “Am I brave enough to say this out loud and over coffee with a friend or colleague, just as I am to post it on Instagram?”
Like many of us, I continue to learn all the time about how to navigate the weird and connecting world that is social media.