First Sunday Worship, August 4

The next First Sunday Worship will be on August 4th at our usual place at Nardin Park United Methodist Church. Our speaker will be Mike Cadotte, a Certified Lay Speaker and the Lay Leader of Ferndale FUMC. He'll be well worth hearing, since his sexual orientation directly affects how he is able to answer God's call to ministry, with all of it's attending frustrations. In spite of all that he remains upbeat and committed and is actively in ministry in many ways. Please join us for fellowship at 6:00 and worship at 6:30.

False choice between the Bible and gays

A few years ago I read the book I'm OK, You're Not by John Shore. In it he humorously explains that Christianity's focus on the Great Commission (bring all nations to Christ) means we make a mess of the Great Commandment (love one another). I recommend it, though you can't borrow my copy, I've given it away.

I've found Shore's blog and one of his entries is Taking God at His Word: The Bible and Homosexuality. This is the opening essay of his book UNFAIR: Christians and the LGBT Question. He explains why Christianity is wrong to condemn gay people and he does it in a way that is different and harsher (on Christians) than I've seen before.I recommend reading his essay. Read it here.

First Sunday Worship, July 7

Please join us for fellowship at 6:00 and worship at 6:30 at Nardin Park United Methodist Church in Farmington Hills. The service will feature a time to share our joys, concerns, and our spiritual journeys.