White Rock UMC

Rev. Keith invited us into the experience of the Magi this Epiphany Sunday. After their experience with Christ the Magi not only left in a different geographic direction, but they themselves were different as well.   

Check out Keith's sermon and let us know your thoughts on Epiphany.

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Bill Holston, executive director of Human Rights Initiative, sat down with Rev. Phil Dieke to discuss Epiphany, but specifically Epiphany through the lens of the refugee, and the work he does at HRI.   

If you want to know more about HRI you can follow them on social media or check out their website: hrionline.org

Keith invites us to "drop the needle" on this first Sunday after Christmas by looking at Simeon's song in Luke 2:22-40, a song you may not be as familiar with. Keith invites us into the story of Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus the first few weeks of Jesus' life and also invites us to share Simeon's hope and anticipation. He suggests this Christmas we do not extinguish the light of Christ, rather we pass it on to others around us. Will you share the light?

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Also, it's not too late to give to our Christmas offering to support the work of Oak Lawn UMC as they provide shelter to our homeless neighbor's during these cold nights. You can give at www.wrumc.org/christmaseve.

Jenny Misslin is a spiritual director and Enneagram teacher. She sat down this morning with Rev. Phil Dieke to discuss spiritual practices and how you can make spiritual resolutions as we go into a new year. She offers practical ideas and great advice to anybody looking for new opportunities to connect spiritually in 2021. 

We'd love to hear your favorite spiritual disciplines and what spiritual resolutions you have for 2021.

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Mitchell acknowledges the many challenges that have come with this year and invites us all to experience joy through our connectedness to one another, and to God as proclaimed in the Good News we read about in Luke 2:8-20.   

You can find all of our Christmas Eve Worship services on our YouTube Channel. Specifically at this link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpZzDPUHKWJNQmsKlX1H1vg/videos?view=2&live_view=503  

We also invite you to give to our Christmas Eve offering. 100% of the donations will go to support the work of Oak Lawn UMC in providing shelter for our homeless neighbors on cold nights. You can make your donations at www.wrumc.org/christmaseve.

Rev. Mitchell Boone wraps up Advent by taking a look at the role John the Baptist plays in this narrative. John isn't often a character we pay much attention to during Advent, but his question, and even his disappointment, are welcome in this space of waiting and preparation. As Mitchell stated regarding the challenges of this year, "We may be disappointed in God, but God is not disappointed in us... God is eager to show up." 

We look forward to celebrating Christmas Eve with you all tomorrow. We will have services at 3:00pm, 6:00pm, and 11:00pm CST. You can find out more on our website:

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Mitchell and Phil discuss the fourth Sunday in Advent. We talk about disappointment and how John the Baptist (Matthew 11) has a role in the Advent story.

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Jake Houze, Director of Operations at White Rock UMC, sits down with Rev. Phil Dieke to share a bit of his background, his favorite holiday traditions, and play a little game of "Would you Rather" holiday addition. 

Be sure to join us next week for a conversation on spiritual New Year Resolutions!

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Rev. Mitchell Boone invites us to take a deeper look into joy. To find and experience joy in the darkness we first need to understand what joy is, and what joy invites us to. 

Mitchell reads one of the most read stories from scripture, the birth narrative found in Luke 2:1-7. What we have made into a spectacular story, when actually read in Luke is fairly ordinary. And maybe the ordinary is what needs to exemplified at this time, in this season. Ordinary Jewish family, in an ordinary Middle Eastern town - this is what leads to a mass change in the course of history. Ordinary.

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Mitchell and Phil talk through the third Sunday of Advent and take a deep dive into Mitchell's sermon on Luke 2:1-7.  They discuss the nature of joy, focusing on presence, and the significance of space - particularly what makes space sacred and how WFH (Worship from Home) can be a sacred space.

Let us know what you do to mark your space at home to make it an intentional worship experience.

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