It Is Finished YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

When the Bible Sings the Blues...
There is no resolution tonight.
No easy answers.
No sudden peace.
Only this—
Love went all the way
to the end.
And did not stop.
#BeUMC
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Love Sets the Table YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

When the Bible Sings the Blues ...
He knew what the night would bring.
Still…
he broke the bread.
Still…
he poured the cup.
Love does not wait
for things to make sense.
It stays.
#BeUMC

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You clergy is working harder than you may realize.

#BeUMC #Church

Chains Falling Off YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

All through Lent
we’ve been listening
to the Bible sing the blues.
Songs about valleys.
Storms.
Crossroads.
Midnight prayers.
This week, something shifts.
Because sometimes
the blues don’t end with sorrow.
Sometimes…
they sound like chains falling off.
#BeUMC
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Love Sings the Last Song YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

The blues may still echo through this world.
But they are no longer the final song.
Because Easter tells us something every weary heart needs to hear:
Love always sings the last verse.
#BeUMC
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Midnight Prayer Blues YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

The psalms knew something about midnight prayer.
Jesus knew something about midnight prayer.
And the blues know something about midnight prayer, too.
#whenthebiblesingstheblues #BeUMC #uniongroveumc #blountcountytn #blues #lent #church #midnightprayers #prayer
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The Crossroads YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

The valley had its song. The fire had its voice. Now we arrive at the crossroads. Some crossroads feel confusing. Some feel scary. But this one truth changes everything ...
#beumc #blountcountytn #uniongroveumc #whenthebiblesingstheblues #crossroads
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United Methodist Bishops Call for Prayer and Peace in the New Middle East War We know that our hearts are heavy as we witness the mounting loss of life from the ongoing military strikes carried out by the United States and Israel, and from retaliatory strikes by Iran. Families ...

The Council of Bishops - The United Methodist Church released a statement asking for prayers for peace during this time of war in the Middle East.
Click below for the full statement.

#BeUMC #iaumc

Still here.

Fire In My Bones YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

Fear is the engine of war.
Fear escalates.
Fear simplifies.
Fear reduces human beings to targets and maps.
But love interrupts.
Love complicates.
Love insists that every civilian is someone’s whole world.
Holy fire does not burn villages.
Holy fire burns lies.
#BeUMC
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Ash Wednesday at Union Grove UMC YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

Ash Wednesday at Union Grove UMC
We are dust.

And deeply loved.

We carry burdens.

And we are carried.

We sing in the valley.

We sing in the fire.

We sing at midnight.

And even in a minor key —

the song is not over.

#BeUMC

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Prophets Without Honor YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

Sometimes the hardest place to tell the truth is home. Jeremiah felt too young. Jesus was dismissed in his own hometown. And still—God kept calling.

Before rejection comes,
God names who we are.
#BeUMC #truthtellersandtableturners
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Speak, Lord YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

It starts in the silence.
A whisper in the dark.
A call you weren’t expecting… or weren’t sure was real.
#BeUMC #truthtellersandtableturners
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Final Design Concept: The Clergy Peace Seal Core Form Circular seal (same visual family as the resistance emblems) Crescent arc formed by the wings (visual echo without copying) Dove centered, facing upward (not outward, not aggressive) Dove-as-Cross Integration (Option 1) The body of the dove forms the vertical beam of the cross The outstretched wings form the horizontal beam This should be felt, not outlined (no literal wooden cross—this is theology, not signage) This says: Christ is not carried by the Church; the Church is carried by Christ. Flame Integration (Option 3 refinement) A small flame at the heart of the dove, not above it Flame shape: simple, almost teardrop-like Inside the flame: suggested light, not detail This matters: Above-head flame = authority Heart flame = calling Clergy don’t rule. They bear witness. Color Palette (chosen deliberately) Here’s what I recommend—and why: Primary Deep slate blue – peace, endurance, sky, Minnesota-adjacent without being state-bound Warm bone / parchment white – sacred, ancient, human Accents Muted gold / soft amber – Spirit fire, holiness without aggression Charcoal (not black) – gravity without violence 🚫 No red. 🚫 No stark black-and-white. 🚫 No metallic shine. This should look like it belongs: on a stole on a sanctuary door on a clergy letter on a quiet sign held by someone who isn’t shouting What This Symbol Communicates (without words) “We are not the state.” “We are not neutral.” “We will not be moved by fear.” “Our resistance is rooted in something older than your power.” That’s dangerous in the best way.

IYKYK
#BeUMC #HolyTrouble #truthtellersandtableturners
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Holy Trouble YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

#BeUMC
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Thank you. That's good to know.

I don't know why I still maintain an account on this platform. I can't seem to figure it out. Of all the platforms I'm on, I have the most followers here, and the lowest interactions. ::sigh::
#BeUMC #Booksky

Sending a #signal to all #teens on #Prophets: What Is a Prophet, Anyway? YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

#BeUMC #youthministry #teens
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Looking #betweenthelines with #tweens about Prophets YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

#BeUMC #youthministry #tweens
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A #littlemoment about Prophets for Littles YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

#BeUMC #childrenschurch
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What Is a Prophet, Anyway? YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

What is a prophet, anyway?
Most people hear that word and think of crystal balls, doom-and-gloom, future predictions.
Or maybe angry street preachers with bullhorns.
Or maybe just someone who “seems off”—a bit too intense.
#BeUMC
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A call out to those who've retired or are presently unappointed ... we have sheep to feed, don't we?
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When God Says Go YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

When God says “Go,” you don’t have to be ready.
You don’t have to be worthy.
You don’t even have to be willing.
You just have to stop running. #BeUMC
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Little Moments for the Little Folk

Between the Lines for Tweens

Signal for Teens

I'm introducing 3 new online ministries this year ... inclusive, doctrine- and indoctrination-free messages for youth ages 0-18. (I won't tell if grownups listen, too!)
#BeUMC #childrenschurch #youthministry

Do you dare?
#BeUMC

Anointed for Justice YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

The waters were still when Jesus stepped in.
Not stormy.
Not chaotic.
Just still—
like the hush before something holy.
And then, it happened ...
#BeUMC
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On Masculine Leadership, Public Hangings, Tent Pegs, and Mallets YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

I had a moment. What can I say? They hit my last nerve. Must be my day to drive a tent peg in the skull of the patriarchy.
#BeUMC #smashthepatriarchy #toxicmasculinity
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Peace for the Powerless YouTube video by Rev. Valerie Ohle (Rev. Val)

It's the second Sunday of Advent, and we're lighting the candle of Peace. Peace is not polite.
It’s prophetic.
And it starts with us.
#BeUMC #advent #uniongroveumc #blountcountytn #church #hepingzhanshi #jesus #peace
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A little something for the "Littles" this second week of Advent.
#BeUMC