China Methodist Church, China, Texas
Forest Park Methodist Church, Beaumont, Texas
It was a privilege to be appointed as pastor of Forest Park Methodist Church and China Methodist Church at the beginning of October, 2023. I hope this site can be a resource for members of both churches and others.
Let me also invite you to worship with us some Sunday morning soon. Services are:
9:30 a.m. at China Methodist Church, 205 W. Washington Ave., China (map)
11 a.m. at Forest Park Methodist Church, 225 S. Major Dr., Beaumont. Parking lots open to the side street, Drennan Drive, next to Amelia Elementary School (map)
- Day 087 Numbers chapter 2 – 3:20
The position of the Tabernacle at the center of the camp was practical to allow access to all and also symbolic of God’s central place in the community. - Day 086 Numbers chapter 1
Numbers begins with a census…much like the birth narrative in the Gospel of Luke. Both remind us that these events took place in history, real events lived by real people. - Day 085 Leviticus chapter 27
Leviticus closes with rules about redeeming persons who have been dedicated to the Lord, reminding us that we, too, have been redeemed. - Day 084 Leviticus 26:1-46
We rejoice when God blesses the righteous, but do not want to confuse that with a belief that our actions can manipulate God - Day 083 Leviticus 24:10 – 25:55
The Old Testament presents economic principles very different from our modern systems. That might be a good thing. - Day 082 Leviticus 22:17 – 24:9
From now through early January it seems there is some kind of holiday or observance almost every week. It is the things we remember as a community that shape us. - Day 081 Leviticus 20:1 – 22:16
Belief in witchcraft and sorcery, while still with us, is less common than it once was. But we still have ways we try to know and control the future rather than trusting in God to take care of it. - Day 080 Leviticus 18:1 – 19:37
A practical result of most of the laws of the Old Testament is that those who follow them will be seen as people of compassion and integrity. Those attributes serve well in attracting people to the faith. - Day 079 Leviticus 16:1 – 17:16
The Old Testament sacrificial rituals provided physicals ways to represent the release of sin. Rituals can often reinforce unseen truths by making them visible. - Day 078 Leviticus 14:1 – 15:33
While the idea of ceremonial purity is foreign to us, we understand what it means to feel unclean or unworthy.