JOY Weekly

  Happiness and Joy Can we be joyful while being unhappy? In other words, are happiness and joy the same—or are they different? Joy is not t...

  Dear Church Family, Peace to you! I hope you're doing well. Thank you for your loving support. My family and I had a refreshing time a...

  “For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is, the hostility between ...

  Greetings from New Hampshire! After the beautiful music service in Gardiner yesterday, my family and I began our journey to attend the UMC...

  ​ “Christ in Ten Thousand Places” This week’s reflection comes from a book by one of my mentors, Eugene Peterson. In Christ Plays in Ten ...

  *Photo: Houlton Farmer's Market (July 12, 2025) Where did the time go? I suddenly realized this morning that when I first took Lydia a...

  God always speaks... through prayer, through conversations with friends, and through the beauty of nature. This morning, I heard God’s voi...