by Michael Plymale | Feb 19, 2020 | Blog
Peace is what’s on my mind today. Well, most days. I think that’s a result of having three children. Doing all the wonderful parent things brings me peace but also sometimes I’m just looking for some peace and quiet. We had parent-teacher conferences last night and my...
by Michael Plymale | Feb 12, 2020 | Blog
Good morning! We are in the middle of a sermon series called Finding Peace in an Anxious World. So for today, I thought we could share in the wisdom of the Serenity Prayer. It was written in 1932 by Reinhold Niebuhr. World War 1 had ended a little over a decade...
by Michael Plymale | Feb 5, 2020 | Blog
Friends! Each year here at West Des Moines United Methodist we have a prayer that we use all year long. We post it on our webpage and our Facebook page. We pray it as we open meetings. We publish it in our newsletter. It is our way of being unified in prayer. In...
by Michael Plymale | Jan 29, 2020 | Blog
Good morning friends— This Saturday evening we will celebrate our church at our annual meeting and dinner. That may sound a little boastful, celebrating us. Maybe more accurately, we will celebrate that God has created this church, a people drawn together, forming...
by Michael Plymale | Jan 22, 2020 | Blog
Good morning friends! I am pondering an important question and I need you to help me answer it. Here’s the question. Why God? A big question, right? I want to hear your answers as to why God is in your life. I want to hear your “because…” The year 2020 is just...
by Michael Plymale | Jan 16, 2020 | Blog
You’re busy, aren’t you? I know you are. It’s true for a large majority of us across all ages. Even if you’re retired, you’re probably much busier than you expected you would be. Our society seems to suggest we should wear busyness as a badge of honor. After all,...
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