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To discern means: to separate or distinguish (from Latin, discernere ); to test in crisis or to distinguish good and evil (from Greek, diakrisis ); to find the authentic and valuable and to recognize the counterfeit; to see the heart of the matter with spiritual eyes—from God’s vantage point; to locate the immediate & particular within a vision of the broad & distant landscape; to possess immediate and direct insight   Biblical... Read More

This week on Go Beyond , Rev. Daniel Humbert and Alyssa Robinson focused on what it means to be a witness for Jesus. It's not about converting people or Bible-thumping; it's simply sharing your story and listening to other people's stories. This week's spiritual practice is witnessing. You can submit your story at TMUMC.ORG/mystory . Spiritual Disciplines Handbook , Adele Ahlberg Calhoun, pp. 159, 161 “Our communication of the gospel depends not on human... Read More

Today in Go Beyond , Alyssa Robinson and Rev. Daniel Humbert talk about treating service as a spiritual practice. Check out the ways you can serve others right now at TMUMC.ORG/summermissions . Spiritual Disciplines Handbook, Adele Ahlberg Calhoun, p. 146 Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart... Read More

In today's episode of Go Beyond , Rev. Daniel Humbert and Alyssa Robinson talk about the spiritual practice of confession. When you think about confession, maybe you think about the Catholic practice of confessing to a priest.  Daniel discusses how we can practice confession in our personal prayer lives. Click the below button to view the Confession and Self-Examination document that Daniel and Alyssa explored together.  Confession Worksheet→ Read More

Rev. Daniel Humbert and Alyssa Robinson discuss the practice of relationship in this week's episode of Go Beyond . They talk about the "one another" verses in which we are called to love and care for one another. See a full list of "one anothers" below. ONE ANOTHERS “Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, Are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.” 1 Corinthians 10:17 Just as the Trinity is one, so followers of... Read More