Entries by Debbie

The Good News by Ruth Bearden

Wow!  The dog days of summer have arrived. The last week of June is upon us, summer activities are in full swing, and it is 100° in Madison.  Yet, I […]

A Note from Jen Stewart, Lay Delegate

Thank you, Madison First UMC, for choosing me as your Lay Delegate to the North Georgia Annual Conference. I learned a lot! The theme of the conference was “Becoming An […]

The Good News ~ 6/20/24

Annual Conference 2024 Rev. Leigh and I were back in Athens for the 160th session of the North Georgia Annual Conference. As many of you know, this is our yearly […]

Weekly Devotion | June 13, 2024

Musical Worship? The story of Joseph in Genesis 37-50 is one of the most beloved tales of the Old Testament. It has everything that people like in a good story—jealousy, […]

The Good News ~ May 30, 2024

Have you ever done a lot of work on something, but no one will ever notice? Last weekend I worked hard to finish up some projects around the house. I […]

Weekly Devotion April 26, 2024

Collections For our Prime Timers Senior Adult Ministry lunch yesterday, I dragged out some of my model railroading collection. Yes, I’m a train collector of HO, O, and G scale […]

The Good News | Weekly Devotion

How Long O Lord? About this time every year, our Bishop publishes the official list of United Methodist pastors who are staying at current churches and those who are moving […]

Weekly Devotion January 11, 2024

Lost and Found I’m not good with jewelry. I know this because I’ve been married for almost 20 years, and I’ve owned seven wedding rings. Two platinum bands and five […]