Community United Methodist Church Fall River Mills CA

05/30/2026

Anne Lamott wrote, “The opposite of faith is not doubt; it is certainty.” As we learn more about Jesus’ closest friends, we might cultivate a more gracious view of doubt!

Can a follower of Jesus doubt? The final words from Matthew’s gospe...

05/23/2026

The Pentecost story, an old favorite! It is the origin story of the church, and it’s still meaningful today, however strange it seems! 🔥

The Pentecost story teaches us that the Spirit will equip us to do what is necessary to share God’s message of love in the world. What are our gifts?

05/16/2026

Children’s Choir Recital Sunday, May 17 at 3 pm!

05/16/2026

As the journey ended for Jesus, his disciples had to figure out where they were headed. That’s still the main question today, for those who follow the Way of Christ.

The question of the discipleship journey is the question of any child on a road trip: are we there, yet? Some reflections on the journey of Jesus’s followers...

05/09/2026

Of all Jesus’ final words to his disciples, these are among the most heartfelt and tender. Such great love!

On his last night with his “spiritual children,” Jesus did what any loving parent would: he gives his beloveds one last lesson, his legacy, which will keep h...

05/02/2026

Jesus calling himself “the way, the truth, the life” means, what, exactly? Those words are often recited, but what do they imply?

1 like, 2 comments. "People of the Way"

04/25/2026

Jesus called himself “shepherd,” but also “gate.” What did he mean? And what does that make his followers?

The Shepherd or the Gate?

04/18/2026

Walking with Jesus—what’s that like? A reflection rooted in the classic Emmaus story, as it pertains to modern disciples!

The Walk

04/11/2026

Resurrection doesn’t happen without scars. Thomas understood…

When Jesus appeared to his apostles in the upper room following the resurrection, some needed to see his scars to believe it was he. Resurrection doesn’t hap...

04/04/2026

On this Easter Sunday, we meet the women who discovered that Jesus was not at the tomb, a place of death, but in the place where there was life! Their message to the other disciples was to go find Jesus where they found life…and it’s still a good instruction for us!

The women looked for Jesus at the tomb, but were directed to look for him elsewhere, in a place of life. Their Easter message to the other disciples is for u...