Our Lenten sermon series “Jesus the Stranger” has been looking at the ways in which various people responded to Jesus as he went about his ministry in first-century Judea. This week we explore the relationship between Jesus and his disciples, the people who were seemingly closest to him, and yet also simultaneously the most clueless abou...

If you’re of a certain age, the title of this week’s post immediately takes you back to the 1980 Olympics and the “Miracle on Ice.” Al Michaels’ iconic call as the seconds ticked down on the improbable upset of the Soviet hockey team by a bunch of plucky American college kids is arguably the greatest moment in American sports history. I ...

Yeah, that title should get your attention… We’re coming to the conclusion of our series on the seven sermons to the seven churches of Revelation and it seems that Jesus has actually saved the worst for last. If we thought things were bad in Sardis, a church that had the “name of being alive” but was actually “dead,” Laodicea gets an eve...

One of the things drilled into young infantry officers is the ability to instantly analyze a plot of terrain and its tactical strengths and weaknesses. Like most things with the military, that analysis involves an acronym; in this case, it’s a soft-drink sounding one–OCOKA–which addresses the five features to evaluate when looking at any...

As we dive deeper into our series on the seven churches of Revelation this week, we begin with a look at the church in Ephesus, which is the first major city a messenger would have come to in taking John’s written Revelation from Patmos. Ephesus was the leading city in Asia Minor in the first century with an estimated population of about...

I got out for a round of golf at the Air Force Academy with some guys from the church this week. I like playing at the Academy courses because the scenery is beautiful, but also because there are no houses to hit on either side of the fairways. Given the fact that I usually only play once or twice a year, my swing is somewhat less than p...

TLUMC Family, You have likely seen the CDC’s update on mask-wearing that was issued yesterday, stating that those who have been fully vaccinated may now go without masks in most settings. I know that raises some immediate questions about masking in worship and other activities at Tri-Lakes United Methodist Church. While the CDC’s new gui...

One of the normal things that happen in the first weeks of the new year is that people tend to pay more attention to their bodies than at other times of the year. This is the season in which people make new year’s resolutions to lose weight, or eat better, or exercise more. Normally that means the gyms are packed and that’s still true th...

It’s hard to believe that we’ll be celebrating Advent in just 5 1/2 weeks. Seems like just yesterday that we were in the midst of Lent and the coronavirus shutdown came. Then again, it also feels at times like that was five years ago! We went through Lent and Eastertide with our services strictly being held online and we fasted from Holy...

Sunday Morning Drive-In Worship – 9:00am (Beginning June 21) CLICK HERE TO REGISTER As Colorado has been easing some restrictions on gatherings, we received guidance this week from our Governor on how churches can begin meeting again. When the pandemic lockdown started, I had hoped that we’d all be able to come back on one big Sunday whe...