The View from Here- Bishop Mike Coyner
Bishop Michael Coyner “Changing Time Zones” – November 15, 2011 I am currently on a trip following the journeys of the Apostle Paul. It has involved many changes of time zones. The Sunday we left was...
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“Blue Christmas” Blue Christmas While I was serving as bishop in the Dakotas Conference, I found many small towns where the local funeral home teamed up with the local United Methodist Church (or...
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“First Steps” Two of my four grandchildren are toddlers. Austin is 17 months old, and Leah just had her 1st birthday. Austin is walking already, and Leah is taking her first steps around furniture...
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“The Greatest Love” – February 14, 2012 Mike & Marcia Coyner and their grandchildren As I write these words it is Valentine’s Day, and it is also the days after we all heard the shocking news of...
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“SURVIVORS, NOT VICTIMS” Bishop Michael Coyner Last Sunday was a special day for me. I was able to visit and attend worship at the Henryville United Methodist Church which is located in the town so...
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“First Time at the Beach” My grandson Austin is 20 months old, and he was with us on a little vacation in Florida where he had his first encounter with the ocean and the beach. It was great fun to...
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“Exclamation Points of Joy” – May 16, 2012 My mother died nearly two years ago, and since then we have moved my father twice into a retirement center and now into assisted living in the retirement...
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“Walk, Walk, Walk” – June 19, 2012 My granddaughter Leah is only 17 months old, but already she loves to go for walks. In fact one of her favorite pleas is to look at us with her beautiful blue eyes...
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“Leaving a Legacy” – July 17, 2012 I Chronicles 22 tells how King David began stockpiling materials for the building of the Temple in Jerusalem. David had been told by God that he would not be the one...
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“Hospitality and the Hospital” – August 15, 2012 Unfortunately we just had the opportunity to test out the hospitality of a hospital while we were on vacation. Marsha and I have been on a short trip,...
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