Popular, Recent, Thoughts and Reflections 21 Dec 2018 Thank God for Christmas I’ve been thinking about the Christmas spirit, what that feels like when we have it, how we long for it… Tom Berlin 2 Comments
Popular, Recent, Thoughts and Reflections 03 Aug 2018 Wesley Heritage Tour Back to the Future I have been in England for a John Wesley Heritage Tour recently. It is a great way to gain perspective… Tom Berlin 1 Comment
Current Events, Recent, Thoughts and Reflections People with joined hands as a team 22 Feb 2018 After the Thoughts and Prayers Their faces have been before us. Since the most recent school shooting in America, the faces of the students, teachers,… Tom Berlin 12 Comments
Popular, Recent 25 Sep 2017 Thoughts from Berlin He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do… Tom Berlin 6 Comments
Commission on a Way Forward 27 Jul 2017 Why Not Open Meetings? The Commission on a Way Forward (CWF) met recently in Chicago in closed meetings that some described as “secret.” Secret… Tom Berlin 7 Comments
Recent 31 May 2017 When Someone You Love Is Dying Recently I talked with a number of people who are taking care of loved ones who are dying. Being with… Tom Berlin 5 Comments
General Conference, Recent 12 May 2017 Talking About LGBTQ Inclusion in the UMC About a year ago I shared a presentation about the dynamics present in the General Conference of the United Methodist… Tom Berlin 24 Comments
Sierra Leone 13 Mar 2017 The Rhythm of Life Years ago there was a movie titled “White Men Can’t Jump.” I went to church in Bo, Sierra Leone today… Tom Berlin 1 Comment
Recent 02 Mar 2017 What Church is When It’s Church I know I have written about this before, but I went to church last night, and I got to sit… Tom Berlin 2 Comments
Popular, Recent 30 Jan 2017 The Failure that Fear Brings We had a sermon series at Floris UMC recently called “Deeper Conversations.” The big idea was that if we learned… Tom Berlin 11 Comments