Agapé Journeys

09/19/2026

Downsizing Sale: Hi Friends, We're moving to a new home.
You can help with that move by finding great homes for some wonderful furniture treasures we've cherished over the years.

Check them out! Take them home, or reccomend them to a friend or family member.

Plus there are a few "Online Yard Sale Items too! - Patio Table and Chairs, Rocking Chairs for the Patio, Golf Clubs, etc.

https://www.bit.ly/VHYardSale

06/23/2026

Are you transformed by your baptism? Have you considered the power of God's grace to make everything different? Here is an Immigrant Parable that might open your eyes and help you proclaim: "YES! I am baptized!"

“Baptism is an outward sign of inward grace, and a means whereby we receive the same.” ¹ Baptism shares this quality with the Eucharist as sacraments that “…are sign-acts that both expr…

05/27/2026

If you are looking for someone with a vision for the next ten years, look no further.
The hope to lift up the Common Good as a motto for the U.S.A. in the 21st Century has lots of merit.
Take a moment to read this review and then decide if you are going to read the book.

“Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America” By Senator Chris Murphy (FSG, 2026) There’s a moment in reading Senator Chris Murphy’s…

04/28/2026

Heaven on Earth – An official United Methodist view

"The kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God are but two phrases for the same thing. They mean, not barely a future happy state, in heaven, but a state to be enjoyed on earth...." John Wesley...

“The kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God are but two phrases for the same thing. They mean, not barely a future happy state, in heaven, but a state to be enjoyed on earth….” …

04/28/2026

Before we engage in a Church Visioning process, there are a couple of important lessons from the past we need to learn.
Otherwise, we will simply "keep doing what we've always been doing."

Whenever we engage in the process of Visioning, I think we need to be very careful. I see at least two significant problems with that process, and both of them have to do with our presumptions, bi…