Posted inAnimals Biblical Reflection Content
Where they saw sin, God was giving us a Savior
When human beings dreamed of being kings and kings dreamed of being God, God became fragile like a baby
Posted inBiblical Reflection Content Society
A God who decided to suffer… And to enjoy!
Without a doubt, one of the most beautiful names of Jesus is Emmanuel, God with us. I never cease to marvel as I draw near to the astonishing reality of a God who did not ask us to “become divine,” knowing our inability to do so, but instead chose to become human.
Posted inBiblical Reflection Content Ecclesiology
From grief to healing: Making room for God’s new
There are many kinds of grief. Sometimes we grieve the absence of those we have loved, but other times the grief happens quietly inside us, in that tender place where our memories, traditions, and expectations live. In the life of a church, this kind of grief also appears when God invites us to let go of what no longer gives life so we can receive the new thing God is preparing.
Posted inEcclesiology Society UMC
Our Church has spoken: A new chapter for the United Methodist Connection
This November 2025, the Office of the Bishops of the United Methodist Church (UMC) announced that the four constitutional amendments passed at the 2024 General Conference have now been ratified by the Annual Conferences around the world.
Posted inBiblical Reflection Content Society
It is time to turn back to Jesus
When you hear the testimonies of others who prayed all night, fasted for 40 days, evangelized and won thousands of people to Christ, healed the sick, memorized the entire Bible, and you feel pressured to get to their level, it is time to turn back to Jesus.
Posted inBiblical Reflection Content Society
When People Search for God in Their Phones
A few weeks ago, The New York Times published an article titled “Finding God in the App Store.” It described how millions of people around the world are turning to chatbots and religious apps to find guidance, comfort, and forgiveness. These tools, trained on sacred texts, have become digital companions for those who seek hope, prayer, or understanding at any hour of the day or night.
Posted inBiblical Reflection Content Society
It Is Well with My Soul
During these days of so much turbulence in the United States and around the world, we have been shaken by the news of lives lost in recent killings. The tragic deaths of people such as Charlie Kirk, Iryna Zarutska, and even months ago, Melissa Hortman, remind us of how fragile life can be
Posted inBiblical Reflection Content Society
Resting
From the very beginning, the Bible tells us that after creating the heavens and the earth, God rested on the seventh day. This is a detail we often rush past, but it holds a beautiful truth. Pastor Edgardo Peña, once pointed out that the very last thing God created was the human being, and immediately after came God’s rest. What if this means that the rest of God is not an empty silence or a distance from creation. Rather, God's rest happens with us present. In other words, we are God’s rest.
Standing Together in Mercy and Peace
Yesterday, August 27, 2025, we received the heartbreaking news of a shooting at a school in Minneapolis. Our prayers and our hearts go out to the victims, to their families, to the teachers and students, and to the entire community shaken by this act of violence.