[Photo taken of Athens First UMC in October, 2015 by Anna King. The rainbow reminds us of our mission as a church to share God's cove...

Many Christian faith traditions include a calendar of saints in which the church celebrates the particular witness of saints on a daily b...

All Saints' Sunday is sometimes overlooked on the Christian calendar. Fortunately, that's not the case at First UMC where ...

This past Friday, Penny and I were standing in front of the historic St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter of New Orleans on a sunny ...

Today is the death anniversary of St. Valentine who died in 312. Not much is known of this Christian saint except that we are told he wa...

Christian origins of modern day Santa Claus (without the western capitalism & reindeer) - Happy St. Nicholas Day! Collect of the D...

The next time you write a note or a letter to someone, remember the name of Alcuin (England, 8th century A.D.)  He is the one who is cred...

. NPR has an excellent article on the dark origins of Valentine's Day.

James Kiefer, who writes about Christian saints shares this information about today's saint (December 6) - St. Nicholas, 4th Century. Ni...

John Chrysostom , (4th & 5th Centuries) was a towering leader in the church of his day. One of the best preachers to have ever lived, he...

On this day each year (December 26) the church gives thanks for Stephen who who read about in the Book of Acts (Acts 6 & 7) and who beca...

Today, we give thanks for St. Nicholas of Myra (south western Asia Minor) from the 4th century who is remembered on the calendar of saints o...

One of my favorite conversion quotes (see below) is by Blaise Pascal who is remembered on the calendar of saints today. In addition to his f...

For many centuries in several European countries, today (March 25) marked the beginning of a new calendar year. First of all, why would a ne...

Today, we commemorate one of the great saints from the 4th century who was a bishop in what is the present day country of Turkey. St. Nichol...

Today is the death anniversary of a Christian who ranks in my top 10 category of most committed Christians who have ever lived - William Wil...