Where we find ourselves: The United Methodist Church, Part 6: Final installment… (I think…)
So, to be honest, I have ran out of words. The amount of grief, words, speculation, and such has taken on a life of its own. I want...
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Kevin A. Parido
- Feb 21
- 2 min
Where we find ourselves: The United Methodist Church, Part 5: what is way forward, really?
As we look ahead, no matter how the vote goes, is there things we can agree on, about who we want to be as a church. It is possible...
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Kevin A. Parido
- Feb 14
- 4 min
Where we find ourselves, The United Methodist Church: part 4: What if zombies took over?
What would the church look like during a zombie apocalypse? As I have been thinking on the future of the church, and where our true...
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Kevin A. Parido
- Feb 8
- 3 min
Where we find ourselves, the United Methodist Church Part 3: A servant to all...
We all draw lines and pick sides in debates, not only in church matters but also political matters. Jesus has a particular way, a...
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Kevin A. Parido
- Feb 2
- 4 min
Where we find ourselves - The United Methodist Church, part 2: I came to call sinners
So a friend of mine always says, “some people need to see the light, others need to feel the heat.” Which are you? Do you need light...
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Kevin A. Parido
- Jan 27
- 3 min
Where we find ourselves -The United Methodist Church, Part 1: Trust and Surrender
We are where we are. We did not choose the moment we are living in. It chose us and yet, we get to choose what we do with it. As...
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Kevin A. Parido
- Oct 3, 2022
- 4 min
These are not the droids you are looking for…(for those that lead in churches)
This is one of my favorite lines from the Star Wars series. The storm troopers can not resist the Jedi mind-trick. They are looking...
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Kevin A. Parido
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
Any 800 boulders have you trapped?
“As an avid climber and adventurer, Aron Ralston often imagined countless different scenarios of how he’d save himself if something went...
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Kevin A. Parido
- Sep 21, 2022
- 2 min
Seasons and priorities
Tomorrow is the first day of Fall. I love Fall. My favorite season by far. It reminds me: “Seasons come and seasons go.” It is part of...
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Kevin A. Parido
- Sep 14, 2022
- 2 min
The index cards on my desk
Those that are not truly free, will always hold others hostage. I was cleaning off my desk this morning. And I have become a big fan...
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Kevin A. Parido
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
What is your favorite song of all time?
What are you favorite songs of all time? This summer I have been jumping around from song to song that are my all time favorites. There...
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Kevin A. Parido
- May 26, 2022
- 3 min
An invitation to repent...
The following blog is Inspired by conversations with current leaders in the church, those that worked in the church at one time, and ...
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Kevin A. Parido
- May 19, 2022
- 1 min
What are you seeking/what is seeking you?
Many things in our everyday lives distract and pull at us. Every moment has a choice. Everything we participate in and everything that...
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Kevin A. Parido
- May 10, 2022
- 2 min
Stay curious my friends...
Be curious, not judgmental - Walt Whitman Stumbled on to this beauty of a quote through the amazing show Ted Lasso. It reminds me to be...
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Kevin A. Parido
- Jan 24, 2022
- 3 min
A 100 Mondays of Covid...
Do I say what I see? Or do I say what you see- Because if I do, then you will like and follow me? If I don’t say what you already know...
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Kevin A. Parido
- May 25, 2021
- 3 min
Grieve and let Grieve...
What I have observed as we emerge from the Pandemic: I am struck by the amount of grief we are all carrying around. No matter how you...
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Kevin A. Parido
- May 15, 2021
- 3 min
Choosing surrender, not control
Surrender not control Following Jesus is all about choosing surrender not control. And yet, much of what is today called Christianity, is...
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Kevin A. Parido
- Mar 24, 2021
- 7 min
After the fallout: Finding God's path and reclaiming our faith (part 14: the journey)
Practice: Journey together with others you deeply know and by whom you are deeply known. “It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The...
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Kevin A. Parido
- Mar 22, 2021
- 6 min
After the fallout: Finding God's path and reclaiming our faith (part 13: breaking from Tech)
“Let me tell you why you’re here. You’re here because you know something. What you know you can’t explain, but you feel it. You’ve felt...
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Kevin A. Parido
- Mar 18, 2021
- 4 min
After the fallout: Finding God's path and reclaiming our faith (part 12: practices in general)
DISCLAIMER: Please don’t see these practices as all in, all now, in all ways. I have found that there are seasons where I change some of...
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