Chris Bishop

These past couple of days have been a far cry from the windy blizzards that were here at the beginning of last month.  And with this I think that my attitude had climbed with the temperatures.  There is something magical about the first could of warm days that makes people want to get outside, and [...]

As the weather has been getting colder this year I have been trying to get back into a running routine. For the past couple of years my fitness has been limited to the basement and my bike trainer. This is because when I have tried to run or bike outside when it is cold outside [...]

During this thanksgiving week i have heard many storied, sermons and reflections about what it is to be thankful.  The one that has stuck with me was one from Katie’s thanksgiving sermon when she talked about the the Jewish tradition of prayer called berakhot.  This is a daily practice where the pray-er gives thanks for [...]

So for the past week or so, ever since last week’s clergy retreat on boundaries, I have tried something new.  I have been leaving my messenger bag with all of my work and laptop at work or just not bring it in the house.  not having my laptop in the evenings has allowed me to [...]

A couple of weeks ago we began videoing our sermons and posting them to our church site @mtownumc.org Now we are thinking of how to best use it to expand our connections. Kind of nice to be able to post a video rather than just text of my sermons now though.   ENjoy MUMC Sermon September [...]

This week at our Young adult Bible Study we are beginning our new study on They Like Jesus but Not the Church.  I am excited about the conversation that will come from the study. This week we are going to be talking about Who we say Jesus is.  Through out scripture Jesus is referred to [...]

“Oh man that movie was awesome. You have to go see it.”  “Read this you will not be disappointed.”  “I am telling you the truth.  That stuff on your plate that looks like baby food is really delicious, and you don’t even have to chew it.”  “It won’t hurt that bad and man what a [...]