Rev. James Parks

When I ask this question, many people say fall. With cooler weather, changing colors, football, and pumpkin spice, fall has a lot to offer. Others pause and then respond that their favorite season is pheasant season, which doesn’t come until later in October here in Iowa. But I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say their favorite time of year is charge conference season. And yet, that is exactly the season we are entering in the Upper Midwest Conference. Every church is preparing for its...

Do you want to know what I’ve learned recently? When you have one arm in a sling, you never really meet a stranger. I had my right...

I had a unique “vacation” recently. I married into a wonderful family from Tennessee, and each year they gather for an old Methodist...