God is a poet (and other thoughts from my time in Israel)
Our very wise guide told us, “Let the Bible be your tour guide.” With that wisdom, we made our pilgrimage through Israel, marking the sites in a Bible and listening
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Healthy Communication and the Kingdom of Heaven
Healthy communication is the key to growing a healthy, mature community. Good communication is also the best weapon against the enemy of our souls. As a leader, then, it becomes
Blessed are the offensive, for they are like Jesus.
Maybe Jesus really is the One. If he is, John the Baptist needs to know. Sitting in prison (see Luke 7), it became John’s driving question. Is this guy the
From ego to awe
Developmentally, we are designed to move from ego to awe. In our most immature state, our task is to figure out who we are as separate beings from our mothers.
I am small and God is big.
I am Adam’s child. I am always stopped by the line in Genesis spoken by Adam when he is caught in his sin. “The woman whom you gave to be
The rise of Methodism and fruit that lasts
I’ve been thinking a good deal lately about how the Holy Spirit actually shows up. As I said in this post, I suspect much of what we attribute to the
I am hungry for more.
I am hungry to see the power of the Holy Spirit in our midst. Hungry. I’m not talking about so much that passes these days for Spirit-filled experiences. We have defaulted
When the Church Hurts (part three)
This post is part three in a three-part series of thoughts about dealing with conflict in the church. In our first post, we looked at biblical stories that model healthy and
When the Church Hurts (part two)
This post is part two in a three-part series of thoughts about dealing with conflict in the church. In our last post, we looked at biblical stories that model healthy
When the Church Hurts (part one)
“Must we always be killing each other? Don’t you realize that bitterness is the only result?” said Abner to Joab, as the sun went down. (from the battlefield at Gibeon,
Has the Church lost its prophetic voice?
Sandra Richter, Craig Keener and others teach about the triad of leadership found in the Old Testament. Three distinct voices spoke into the Israelite community. The king was a civic
(Not) just another week in the UMC
Come, Lord Jesus. It was the prayer of the early church as they strained toward the Kingdom against tides of conflict and persecution. “Come, Lord Jesus!” This week, I find
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