It’s Wednesday morning.  I’ve looked at our new website every day for the last several months.  It’s a beautiful blur of pictures, video, mp3′s and words.  I am so thankful to the generous donor who made this site happen.  I’m also really thankful for our web designer who has an amazing knack for answering all of my silly questions.

Truth be told, this is not what I imagined I’d be doing with my time when I went to seminary 13 years ago.  The face of ministry has changed, and has barely kept up with the swift change in our culture.  I feel very blessed to be able to meet a new group of people who found St. Paul’s through our website.  I hope and pray that this website will be a vehicle of God’s grace in sharing information with people who are just beginning to consider questions of faith, or those who have been Christians for decades, just looking for a new place to call home.

Let me know what you think about the site.  If there are changes that need to be made, I’m happy to do my best to figure out how to make them.  Thanks so much for visiting our blog.  Keep your eyes open for more Pastor’s Perspectives!

As recorded in the Gospel of John Jesus says, “Peace I leave with you, peace I give to you…” Often times we do not know what a life filled with peace would look like. If we don’t know what peace looks like how can we possibly have any idea of how to create peace. A life filled with peace is an elusive concept to grasp. At St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, we believe Jesus’ words. We believe that a life filled with Jesus’ peace is a real possibility for each and every one of us. If it is a possibility, how are we to create this peace? Does it magically occur, transforming us in the process? Or do we have some level of responsibility in living a life that is able to receive this gift of peace? From October 2-December 25, Rev. Billy Still will attempt to answer these questions and many more, giving us practical tools along the way to bring Jesus’ peace into our lives. For now, let’s all begin to believe that peace is a real possibility in our lives. We look forward to walking on this path to peace with you.