https://contemplativemethodist.com/writings daily 0.75 2024-01-14 https://contemplativemethodist.com/writings/sermon-some-traits-of-good-leaders-who-make-good-trouble-exodus-211-25 monthly 0.5 2024-01-14 https://contemplativemethodist.com/writings/good-neighbors-make-good-trouble-exodus-18-210 monthly 0.5 2024-01-09 https://contemplativemethodist.com/writings/happy-rebirthday monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6249d5c6250ff313db767162/931522a1-d955-44ea-9684-a65df36f3f09/Faith+Journey.jpg Writings - Happy Rebirthday: Meditation on Baptism and the Empty Tomb - Make it stand out (A "Jeremy Bearimy," if you will.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6249d5c6250ff313db767162/3e178b9f-3198-4eb1-ae8b-6583ebe4bc17/Navs+The+Bridge.png Writings - Happy Rebirthday: Meditation on Baptism and the Empty Tomb - Make it stand out Full resource available here, if you want to get into it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6249d5c6250ff313db767162/e846d791-8e61-44bc-893c-358fbf0160c0/Baptism+day.jpg Writings - Happy Rebirthday: Meditation on Baptism and the Empty Tomb - Make it stand out This is the only photo I have of my baptism. My back is to the camera while I embrace one of my best friends, who is beaming with joy. In the foreground you can see part of the (clean!) horse trough we were immersed in. https://contemplativemethodist.com/writings/samsons-hair monthly 0.5 2022-04-23 https://contemplativemethodist.com/writings/queen-vashti monthly 0.5 2022-04-05 https://contemplativemethodist.com/about-me daily 0.75 2024-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6249d5c6250ff313db767162/0bb6414c-4e41-429c-9549-afadc5b8aaa9/Kara+and+JW.jpg About Me Kara stands smiling in front of a statue of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, in the middle of a park. What a nerd! https://contemplativemethodist.com/home daily 1.0 2025-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6249d5c6250ff313db767162/19cb2b68-f8e2-45c7-bb95-61faa4dae91e/IMG_3387.jpg Home - Hi! My name is Kara. I am the creator of Contemplative Methodist, and the pastor of Weston United Methodist Church in Weston, a small town north of Kansas City, Missouri. I am an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church. I am currently in training to be a spiritual director as a practicum student at the Souljourners Program for Spiritual Formation in Atchison, Kansas, which is based in contemplative-evocative Benedictine spiritual traditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Home https://contemplativemethodist.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-07-10