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Ismael Ruiz-Millán
Ismael Ruiz-Millán is district superintendent of the Heritage District of the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Redeemed with new wine (Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 36:5-10; John 2:1-11)
Any conversation about salvation should include both an eschatological aspect and one that is relevant to our lives here and now.
January 14, 2022
With us through the water (Isaiah 43:1-7; Psalm 29; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22)
Our baptismal covenant is a beginning, not an ending.
January 7, 2022
January 16, Epiphany 2C (John 2:1-11)
The wedding at Cana is a reminder that Jesus’ kingdom is a miraculous kingdom—a mystical kingdom.
December 21, 2021
January 9, Baptism C (Luke 3:15–17, 21–22)
When we resist the powers that oppress this world, we are baptized through fire.
December 14, 2021
From cultural competency to cultural humility
A means of grace from the world of human services
November 28, 2018
When the captives can speak for themselves (Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 111; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28)
God invites us to live out an authentic prophetic ministry truly guided by God.
January 26, 2018
Preaching about the kingdom of God is urgent (Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 62:5-12; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20)
This week’s readings challenge us to adopt a particular posture.
January 19, 2018
January 28, Epiphany 4B (Mark 1:21-28)
Reading about Jesus in Capernaum, I think about a man I met in Tijuana.
December 28, 2017
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