Thoughts for the Week

March 18, 2021

Thoughts from David Alexander

Have You Registered for Easter Yet?

by David Alexander

Dear First Family, Have you registered for Easter yet? It is still a few weeks away, but to help us prepare... Read More

February 25, 2021

Thoughts from David Alexander

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Continuing to Let Grace Lead the Way

by David Alexander

Have I mentioned recently that our one-word focus for the year is grace? After last week’s winter storm, I thought a... Read More

February 11, 2021

Thoughts from David Alexander

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Preparing for Lent

by David Alexander

We prepare for many moments in our lives. Vacations Weddings The birth of a child Big events These are things we... Read More

January 28, 2021

Thoughts from David Alexander

<img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />

Do You See As I See?

by David Alexander

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up;... Read More

January 21, 2021

Thoughts from David Alexander

<img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />

Life Has Changed You

by David Alexander

You are not the same person you were a year ago. Life has changed you. In the last year, some of... Read More

January 14, 2021

Thoughts from David Alexander

<img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />

A Word To Lead Us Into This Next Year

by David Alexander

What is your one word focus for 2021? In the first message of our New Year, New World, New Church message... Read More

January 7, 2021

Thoughts from David Alexander

<img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />

Praying for Our Nation and Our World

by David Alexander

First Methodist Family, Last night we made the decision to set aside what we planned to share during our Weekly... Read More

December 17, 2020

Thoughts from David Alexander

<img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />

My Prayer For You This Christmas

by David Alexander

Next Thursday is Christmas Eve. I thought I would start with that reminder. It’s hard for me to believe that. Perhaps... Read More

November 19, 2020

Thoughts from David Alexander

<img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" data-src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 465px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 465/265;" /><noscript><img width="465" height="265" src="https://firstmethodistmansfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thoughts-from-David-Alexander-465x265.jpg" class="attachment-blog size-blog wp-post-image" alt="Thoughts from David Alexander" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />

On Suffering

by David Alexander

As I was preparing for this week’s Wednesday Night Check-In, something occurred to me that I had not thought of before.... Read More

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