RunninRev Writings
On A Long Run
The primary blog spot for Andrew. Read about thoughts that come to his mind in relation to faith, self-care, or running.
Putting the FE in Iron: A Life and Running Update
Aside from my physical injury history, extensive but most self-inflicted, I feel like I have led a mostly healthy life. The primary disorders I experience are typically mental in nature (ie. Anxiety and ADHD). However, I have always been very attuned to how the body...
Fall in Love with Running
Fall is my favorite season of the year. I am a cooler weather runner, and if you have ever seen me running around or a picture of me post-run you may realize why. As a heavy sweater, running in warmer temps is the worst. When the temperature and the dew point are high...
Our Vow – Dear Church: A Letter to Beech Grove UMC
12 As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. 13 Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must...
Ministry Musings
Here Andrew posts thoughts or happenings in relation to his ministry in the United Methodist Church.
Is Heaven Real: Questions of Faith
I unpack the nature of heaven, w reflecting on the already/not yet promise given by Christ in the gospels, and examinig John’s prophecy in Revelation 21.
Active Faith Podcast: Friends For the Journey – Monday Meditation
15 So she said, “Look, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods; return after your sister-in-law.” 16 But Ruth said, “Do not press me to leave you, to turn back from following you! Where you go, I will go; where you lodge, I will lodge; your...
Our Vow: Faithfully Participating with Our Witness
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill’, and yet you do not...
My Sermons
Sermon manuscripts from my preaching at my local church context, currently Beech Grove UMC in Suffolk, Va
Our Vow: Faithfully Participating with Our Witness
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill’, and yet you do not...
Our Vow: Faithfully Participating with Your Gifts
What do we mean when we talk about gifts? Our minds often go straight to thinking about money, but this is more than that. What are we giving to the church? What does it look like to give to the church? Whether our time, talents, or treasures, are we willing to participate with our gifts to help support the church and God’s plan.
Our Vow: Faithfully Participating with Your Presence
19 Therefore, my friends, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh), 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us...
Andrew Ware
Pastor, Advocate, Coach
Andrew is a pastor in the United Methodist Church serving Beech Grove UMC in Suffolk, Va. He is also an advocate for clergy health and helping clergy avoid burnout. Equally important, Andrew leads churches to recognize their roles in God’s Kingdom as beacons of hope and grace in the world. Andrew advocates for self-care and self-worth as manners of living into the Great Commandments.