University Blog

Serving All Who Are Redeemed

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Jul 17, 2019

Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love for one another, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse; but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called—that you might inherit a...

A Place Children Come to be Blessed

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Jun 12, 2019

People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of...

Give Thanks to Him

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on May 29, 2019

The Lord is my strength and my shield; in Him my heart trusts; so I am helped, and my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him.  Psalm 28:7   Friends, I like being barefoot. I am not anti-shoe, but given the chance getting out of the shoes I have worn...

He Will Supply Us

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on May 15, 2019

6 Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with...

It Has Only Just Begun

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on May 01, 2019

18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything that I...

Sometimes We Miss the Obvious

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Apr 03, 2019

"So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."                                         ...

University is Growing

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Mar 27, 2019

News of this reached the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he arrived and saw what the grace of God had done, he was glad and encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with all their hearts. Acts...

Letter From Pastor Ben– United Methodist General Conference

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Feb 28, 2019

May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us;     establish the work of our hands for us—     yes, establish the work of our hands. Psalm 90:17 Dear Friends, Perhaps fittingly, I write this to you, my beloved church, on a plane from St Louis bouncing through...

Like Trees Planted by Water

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Feb 20, 2019

But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,    whose confidence is in him.They will be like a tree planted by the water    that sends out its roots by the stream.It does not fear when heat comes;    its...

A Family Obsession

Posted by Rev. Ben Trammell on Feb 06, 2019

So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. What a wretched man I...