Rev. Joey Reed, OSL
united methodist pastor
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One Pastor's Thoughts
Commentary and analysis from a distinctly Wesleyan United Methodist pastor serving in Western Kentucky.
Evening Prayers
A nightly prayer cross-posted to social media and shared with friends and family around the world.
Two Tsunamis
We are dying. Every last one of us. One inescapable fact of life is that everyone dies. "One out of one," is the way it was put to me. But what happens when an entire generation begins to die? What happens when that generation is larger than normal? What happens to...
Freedom of Speech Supported
I am appalled that our nation's highest court recently decided in favor of one of the most rampant examples of hatred and vitriolic speech in the history of our republic. The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a grieving father's pain over mocking protests at his...
Change the World
What if one weekend all around the world, 11 million United Methodists focused on finding sustainable solutions to fighting malaria? A few years ago, Rev. Mike Slaughter began to lead his congregation in an effort to make a difference in their community. Oddly,...
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Evening Prayer
Each night, I share a brief prayer to close the day’s efforts with friends and family across the country.
Rev. Joey Reed, OSL
Joey Reed pastors Mayfield First United Methodist Church in Mayfield, Kentucky. You can track ministry there by visiting www.mayfieldfirst.com. Joey has served churches in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia. He has been serving on church staffs since 1991. Joey was ordained an elder in the Memphis Conference of the United Methodist Church in 2001.
He has served at the Conference and District levels as well.
Joey has a simple a mission: to challenge disciples to grow. Born in Savannah, Tennessee and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Joey is a graduate of Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee and Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently pursuing his doctorate through Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.
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Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” Ignatius of Loyola set out to examine his thoughts, words, and deeds on a daily basis.
But it is Jesus Christ who offers us a new relationship with our Creator, a new way of living, and a community in which to share that life with others.
If you’re interested in becoming a follower of Jesus, or you’d like to deepen your practices of discipleship, I would love to help.