Cynthia D. Weems

Cynthia D. Weems is pastor of First United Methodist Church in Miami, Florida.

Articles by Cynthia D. Weems

Blogging Toward Sunday

Time is short

1 Corinthians 7:29–31

Jan 17, 2012 by Cynthia D. Weems

In a recent interview, Diane Keaton told the story of when she first decided to adopt a child. She was driving her father home from the hospital to die.

Living by the Word

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Jonah 3:1–5, 10; Mark 1:14–20

Jan 10, 2012 by Cynthia D. Weems

During Bible study one day, a lifelong member of our congregation shared a story from his boyhood. William had grown up just north of downtown Miami and was a teenager when he began taking the bus down to the church with his brother to attend Thursday's children's choir rehearsal. Soon he began to notice others who were riding with him.

Blogging Toward Sunday

Whose temples?

1 Corinthians 6:12–20

Jan 09, 2012 by Cynthia D. Weems

It's hard to believe that any preacher would choose to preach on this week's epistle reading. There are words here rarely spoken in our sanctuaries, and using this text might get a preacher sent to denominational reform school.

Living by the Word

Sunday, January 15, 2012

1 Samuel 3:1–10, (11–20); John 1:43–51

Jan 03, 2012 by Cynthia D. Weems

Some years ago, when I was in my first pastoral appointment, I met an 11-year-old named Victor at youth court. A friend had asked me to serve as translator for Victor's father, who spoke only Spanish, because Victor was about to be tried for shooting a child in the leg with a BB gun. Violence and trouble were part of life in Victor's neighborhood.