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Midweek Message – 21 October 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Campbell UMC Family & Friends –<\/span><\/p>\n

There is something remarkable about the changing of seasons. The days grow shorter, the air begins to cool, and the world around us slowly takes on a different appearance. Trees release leaves that once provided shade and beauty. What was once vibrant and green begins to change, reminding us that even creation moves through seasons of transition.
\nYet, beneath what appears to be fading, something profound is happening. The earth is preparing for what comes next. What looks like an ending may actually be making room for a new beginning.<\/p>\n

Our lives are not so different.<\/p>\n

We experience seasons of growth and abundance, seasons of uncertainty and waiting, seasons of letting go,
\nand seasons of discovering possibilities we could never have imagined. Some transitions arrive with excitement and anticipation. Others come with grief, resistance, or questions about what the future might hold.
\nThrough it all, we are invited to hold fast to this claim: Change is not necessarily the absence of God’s presence. Sometimes, change is the very place where God’s presence is being revealed.\u00a0 \"\"<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the greatest challenges of faith is learning to recognize when God is inviting us into something new, especially when we have grown comfortable with what has been. As we move through this season,
\nI invite you to consider a question:
\nWhat might God be inviting you to release, embrace, or reimagine as you enter a new season of life?
\n<\/span>Whatever the circumstance, may we remember that God’s faithfulness is not limited to the seasons we understand or the circumstances we can control.<\/p>\n

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\nA New Season for Our Worldwide Connection
\n<\/span><\/u>Speaking of seasons, something significant is happening this week across The United Methodist Church. From October 20\u201324, bishops, clergy, laity, and other leaders from across our worldwide connection are gathering in Calgary, Canada, for the Council of Bishops’ Leadership Gathering. Reflecting on our vision statement, participants are engaging in prayer, worship, conversation, and collective discernment about the future of our denomination. This gathering is not intended to make legislative decisions<\/span>. Rather, it creates space for faithful imagination as we consider what God may be calling The United Methodist Church to become in this next season of ministry.
\nThese are exciting times!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As a worldwide connection, we have experienced significant changes and challenges. Yet, we also have an extraordinary opportunity to listen more deeply, strengthen our relationships, embrace new possibilities, and renew our commitment to making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.<\/p>\n

Our shared vision calls us to be a church that forms disciples of Jesus Christ who, empowered by the Holy Spirit, love boldly, serve joyfully, and lead courageously in local communities and worldwide connections<\/a>. This vision is more than a statement of aspiration. It is an invitation to become a people whose faith takes shape through courageous love, joyful service, and Spirit-led leadership.<\/p>\n

I invite you to hold those gathered in Calgary in prayer, asking that the Holy Spirit will guide their conversations, deepen their discernment, and inspire possibilities that strengthen our witness throughout the world. You can learn more about this important gathering through United Methodist News<\/a>. You can also follow portions of the gathering through the livestream<\/a>, including worship and plenary sessions. May we remain open to the possibility that God is not simply calling us to preserve what has been, but to participate faithfully in what is yet to be.<\/p>\n

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\nLooking Ahead to Sunday
\n<\/span><\/u>This coming Sunday<\/a>, the Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost, we look forward to welcoming Rev. Alyss Swanson to the pulpit as she shares a message titled \u201cCries from the Wilderness: Living Prophetically,\u201d<\/em> drawing from Mark 6:4 and Jeremiah 20:1\u20132, 38:6.
\nThroughout Scripture, prophetic voices have often emerged during seasons of uncertainty and transition. Their words have challenged familiar assumptions, confronted injustice, and invited God’s people to imagine a different future. Living prophetically requires more than recognizing what needs to change. It requires the courage to speak, the faithfulness to persevere, and the willingness to trust God even when our witness is not readily welcomed or understood.
\nI pray that our time together in worship will encourage us to listen for God\u2019s voice and consider how we are being called to live faithfully and courageously in this season.<\/p>\n

Moving Forward Together
\n<\/span><\/u>Siblings in Spirit, the seasons will continue to change. Some things will fall away, others will take root, and still others will emerge in ways we cannot yet imagine. Our calling is not to know everything the next season will bring. Our calling is to remain faithful to the God who accompanies us through every season. May we have the wisdom to recognize what needs to be released, the courage to embrace what is emerging, and the faith to trust that God’s grace is already at work preparing the way.
\nWishing you a wonderful week ahead. I look forward to seeing you on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Grace & Peace,
\n~ TJ3
\nRev. Dr. Theon Johnson III<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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We share with you a message written for the Lenten season, by our Pastor Emeritus, the Reverend Dick Corson. He preached this sermon at Wesley UMC in San Jose, entitled: You Can Step Down Now<\/em>. It is a message for all seasons, and for all people of hope. Read on<\/a> and be blessed ~<\/p>\n

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Read the last blog post<\/a> from Pastor Larry LaPierre,
\n“The Circuit Writer”
\nabout prayer and speaking with God –<\/p>\n

“Giving Up on God”
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OTHER MESSAGES WORTH PONDERING<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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\nMarch 15th<\/strong>, 2026<\/strong>
\nText: Galatians 5: 1, 13-14<\/a><\/em>
\nSermon: \u201cFree to Choose”
\n<\/span><\/em>given to Wesley UMC, San Jose, CA
\n\u2014 Rev. Richard Corson\u00a0 \u00a0Read Sermon<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/strong><\/a>July 19th<\/strong>, 2020<\/strong>
\nView the online service on YouTube<\/a>
\nMusic: Horn Concerto – <\/em>\u00a0French horn, Brian Holmes; Piano, Shine Kwon<\/em>
\nText:\u00a0 Psalm 135:1-3; 13-21<\/a><\/em>
\nSermon: \u201cAbyss, Mystery, and Wonder” <\/span><\/em>
\n\u2014 Rev. Ouk-Yean Kim Jueng\u00a0 \u00a0Read Sermon<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Dec<\/strong><\/em>ember 8th, 2019 <\/strong>
\n“Bring Us Hope<\/a>” – Chancel Choir with Zhou Yi, cello
\nText: Romans 8:24-25<\/a>
\nSermon: \u201cMiracle on 34th Street – Hope\u201d
\n\u2014 Rev. Ouk-Yean Kim Jueng\u00a0 \u00a0 Listen to Sermon<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Read Sermon<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>August 11th, 2019<\/strong>
\n“I Waited for the Lord” – Abraham Akapo, Samuel Akapo
\n<\/em>Text: Isaiah 40:28-31<\/a>
\nSermon: “A Candle Against the Wind”
\n\u2014 Rev. Richard Corson\u00a0 \u00a0Listen to Sermon<\/a> \u00a0 Read Sermon<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>March 3rd, 2019
\n<\/strong>“Milele (Forever)<\/a>”\u00a0– Carillon [Handbell] Choir
\n“Feed Us Now, O Son of God<\/a>” – Chancel Choir
\nText: 1 Corinthians 1:10<\/a>
\nSermon: “When the Church is Divided”
\nRev. Ouk-Yean Kim Jueng \u00a0 Listen to Sermon<\/a> \u00a0 Read Sermon<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>June 3rd, 2018<\/strong> – Music Sunday<\/strong>
\n“Stand Up & Praise Him<\/a>” – The Joyful Notes
\n\u201cDown By the Riverside<\/a>\u201d – Chancel & African Joint Choir<\/em>
\n Text:\u00a0Acts 16:25-34<\/a> <\/em>
\n Sermon: “Empowered to Praise”<\/em>
\n\u2014 Ouk-Yean Kim Jueng \u00a0 Listen to Sermon<\/a> \u00a0 Read Sermon<\/a>
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STATEMENTS OF FAITH<\/strong><\/h4>\n

“Why I Am United Methodist: Because Of Love<\/a>”\u00a0\u00a0 \"LoveKeepsOutHate_CoverSize\"<\/a><\/em>
\n– a blog post by Ben Gosden<\/p>\n

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Precious Pearl ~ Words of comfort (for all) from a Memorial Service of 5 November 2016…\u00a0 Click to read<\/a>…<\/p>\n

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BOOKS WE’VE BEEN EXPLORING<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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\n\u201cOn the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity & Getting Old<\/a>\u201c<\/em> by Parker J. Palmer.\u00a0\u00a0This book is not for elders only. It was written to encourage adults of all ages to explore the way their lives are unfolding.
\nAvailable on\u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0and through\u00a0Santa Clara public libraries<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0San Jose Public Library<\/a>.
\nCheck it out via the \u201clook inside<\/a>\u201d feature at Amazon.
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\u201cJesus through Middle Eastern eyes: Cultural studies in the Gospels\u201d by Kenneth Bailey.<\/p>\n

Beginning with Jesus\u2019 birth, this study of the four gospels examines <\/a>the birth and the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord\u2019s Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus\u2019 relationship to women, and especially Jesus\u2019 parables.<\/p>\n

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It is never too late to set aside some time for one\u2019s “intentional spiritual development.”<\/p>\n

Together we will read and discuss Marcus Borg\u2019s book \u201cDays of Awe and Wonder:<\/a> How to Be a Christian in the Twenty-first Century\u201d as Borg explores the Christian faith and what it means to be a Christian today. (Kindle $10, hardcover\/paperback $15.)<\/p>\n

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The book, “If the church were Christian: Rediscovering the values of Jesus”<\/em>, by Philip Gulley (a Quaker minister) is a readily accessible, thought-provoking presentation of how focusing on the positive aspects of Jesus’ values can help one to discover their own spiritual path.
\nThe book and e-book are available and can be previewed<\/a> at smile.amazon.com.<\/p>\n

\"\"Convictions: How I Learned What Matters Most<\/a>
\nby Marcus J. Borg
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On the occasion of his seventieth birthday, the renowned scholar Marcus J. Borg shares how he formed his bedrock religious beliefs, contending that Christians in America are at their best when they focus on hope and transformation and so shows how we can return to what really matters most. The result is a manifesto for all progressive Christians who seek the best path for following Jesus today.<\/p>\n

With each chapter embodying a distinct conviction, Borg writes provocatively and compellingly on the beliefs that can deeply ground us and guide us, such as: God is real and a mystery; salvation is more about this life than an afterlife; the Bible can be true without being literally true; Jesus’s death on the cross matters\u2014but not because he paid for our sins; God is passionate about justice and the poor; and to love God is to love like God.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Other notable group readings:<\/p>\n

\"201604_InTheShelter\"In the Shelter<\/a>, <\/em>by Padraig O\u2019Tuama<\/p>\n

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There’s an old Irish proverb: “It is in the shelter of each other that the people live”<\/em>. In this book much-loved poet, storyteller, theologian, and speaker P\u00e1draig \u00d3 Tuama applies ideas of shelter and welcome to journeys of life, using poetry, story, biblical reflection and prose to open up gentle ways of living well in a troubled world.<\/p>\n

The fourth gospel tells of Jesus arriving in the room where the disciples are gathered, full of fear, on Easter Sunday. He does not chide or admonish; instead he says ‘Peace be with you’, which, in the Aramaic of his day, was simply a greeting. ‘Hello,’ he said, welcoming people locked in a room of fear to a place of deep encounter; encounter with themselves, with their fear, with each other and with the incarnate one in their midst.<\/p>\n

Interweaving everyday stories with analysis, gospel reflections with mindfulness and Celtic spirituality with poetry, this book explores the practice of welcoming as a spiritual discipline. In particular, P\u00e1draig tells careful stories of welcoming parts of life that are often unwelcome.<\/p>\n

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When Breath Becomes Air<\/em><\/a>, by Paul Kalanithi<\/p>\n

\"2016_WhenBreathBecomesAir_med\"<\/a>New York Times Bestseller \u2022 For readers of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Anne Lamott, a profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?<\/i><\/p>\n

At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade\u2019s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air<\/i> chronicles Kalanithi\u2019s transformation from a na\u00efve medical student \u201cpossessed,\u201d as he wrote, \u201cby the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life\u201d into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality.<\/p>\n

What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Active Life: Wisdom of Work, Creativity and Caring<\/a><\/em> by Parker J. Palmer<\/p>\n

Vital, down-to-earth wisdom for active people who serve others or work for social change. Drawing from the teachings of Chuang Tzu, Martin Buber, Jesus, and Julia Esquivel, Palmer presents a detailed framework for a spiritual life in the active world–for the uncelibate, unsolitary, and unsilent lives that most of us lead.<\/p>\n

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Change Your Questions, Change Your Life<\/a>
\n<\/em>by Marilee Adams<\/p>\n

In this new expanded edition of her classic international bestseller, Marilee Adams shows how the kinds of questions we ask shape our thinking and can be the root cause of many personal and organizational problems. She uses a highly instructive and entertaining story to show how to quickly recognize any undermining questions that pop into your mind\u2014or out of your mouth\u2014and reframe them to achieve amazingly positive and practical results. The third edition includes a new introduction and epilogue and two powerful new tools that show how Question Thinking can dramatically improve coaching and leadership.<\/p>\n

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What Did Jesus Ask?<\/a><\/u><\/em>
\nedited by\u00a0Elizabeth Dias<\/span><\/p>\n

As a teacher, Jesus Christ put many of his lessons in the form of questions. The gospels recorded some 100 others. Some are rhetorical, needing no answer, but most were real questions posed to real people. Many of Jesus’ questions are familiar to readers today, yet the context and the potential interpretations of such phrases will offer enlightenment to many.<\/p>\n

Organized by Biblical verse, in “What Did Jesus Ask?”<\/em>, more than 70 of today’s most prominent spiritual writers, religious leaders and artists offer modern meditations on the questions Jesus asks in the Bible. Their contemplations provide telling context, with both contemporary and traditional interpretations to lead readers on an exploration of their own faith and to shape their own meaningful answers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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