Monday Morning Joe: Grace & Mercy
Several years ago, one of our Hanging of the Green services did not go as planned. The Hanging of the Green service, which is a special evening service focused on decorating the sanctuary for Advent and Christmas, had its moments of imperfections. Somone lit a candle too soon. Someone recited the wrong reading. Someone misplaced […]
Monday Morning Joe: Hope
As the days grow short, and the nights grow long during this holiday season, grief can find its way to the surface during this season. Perhaps more than any other season. Suddenly a memory comes so real you believe it’s happening right then. A memory stirs up while you are driving, and it is so […]
Monday Morning Joe: Veteran’s Day
The prophet Isaiah says, ““In the days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest mountains and shall be raised above the hills; all the nations stream to it. Many peoples shall come and say, ‘Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the […]
Monday Morning Joe: Cup of Joe for Two
On today’s Monday Morning Joe: A Cup of Joe for Two, Tara O’Connell joins the podcast to talk about all things Tara and all thing Youth and Government (or YAG for short). Tara serves as Associate Executive Director for Teen Initiatives for the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City. Tara O’Connell has been with the YMCA […]
Monday Morning Joe: How can you Serve?
On today’s Monday Morning Joe, we wrap up our historical look at the foundation of the YMCA movement. We will hear amazing stories of YMCA volunteers entering battlefields to love, serve, and care for soldiers. We will hear stories of YMCA volunteers entering a cholera outbreak to love, serve, and care for the sick. And […]
Monday Morning Joe: Journey of the YMCA
Over the past few weeks, we have explored the Christian mission through the history of the YMCA. Reading through The Shining Light: The Man, Mission, and Movement of the YMCA by Dr. David Newman, we learned the call of Christ on George Williams’ life and how the YMCA was birthed from that call. Today, we […]
Monday Morning Joe: Cup of Joe for Two
Sarah Weaver, council member for our Northwest District, joins A Cup of Joe for Two this morning. Sarah is a licensed massage therapist and an all-around awesome human being. Sarah, along with her business partner, operates Resonance Mind Body Wellness. Sarah’s goal is to enhance the health and wellness in the local community through massage […]
Monday Morning Joe: The YMCA Vision Statement
Eleven years after George Williams and his friends met in his factory dorm room, ninety-nine delegates from all over the world traveled to Paris, France, to attend the first world YMCA conference. During this meeting, they prayed, debated, and carefully formed the YMCA vision statement, known as the Paris Basis. The basis reads, “The Young […]
Monday Morning Joe: Light in Darkness
Klyne Snodgrass writes, “Knowledge of God’s reign and salvation brings with it added responsibility. To accept the kingdom and its salvation is to accept a trust. It enlists one as an agent on behalf of the kingdom, and all those so enlisted will be rewarded or judged in terms of their faithfulness to their task.” […]
Monday Morning Joe: Ignite a Global Movement
Sensing the absence of grace and hope in the factories of 1840s London, 19-year-old George Williams did the only thing he could think of, he prayed. Today’s Monday Morning Joe continues the story of the YMCA movement. Take a listen to hear how a young man’s prayer became a spark that would ignite a global […]
