I just want to be saved (or, What missions is)
When I met her, she was laying in the middle of the road, flat on her back. It was a Tuesday afternoon in January. I was driving back toward our
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Women who inspire
Here is a brief introduction to 10 women from a blog written for Seedbed — both from within and outside the Methodist tradition. What they initiated, challenged, and accomplished is
It would have been enough (or, How Jews worship by remembering)
This evening marks the beginning of Passover. I pray blessing over my Jewish neighbors who will celebrate this high holy feast and remember together God’s faithfulness. In the course of
Take a little wine for your stomach (or, how to live well in a stressful world)
You definitely get the sense in Paul’s two letters to Timothy that he is writing a young and anxious pastor who is hanging by a thread. You can hear the anxiety
A Few “What ifs” for the United Methodist Church
Conversations these days about the future of the United Methodist Church tend to go something like this: “What do you think is going to happen at General Conference?” “I have
The day Jesus showed up dressed as a cop
Heather Glover is our Director of Community Life at Mosaic. Today, I share her story as a testament to the power of Jesus to make all things new: Healing. Whether
What a tarantula can teach you about resurrection
If you’ve never seen a tarantula shed its skin, you need to see it (a link is below; be aware that it isn’t very pretty, so don’t watch it if
Is God Crazy? (or is it me?)
The Gods Must Be Crazy is the story of a remote African tribal village that finds a Coke bottle in the jungle. It seems to have fallen from the sky,
You are going to die. (What are you going to do about it?)
One of my top-ten favorite movies is What About Bob? In one scene, Bob and Sigmund (or Siggy) are in Siggy’s room having a sleep-over. Bob, who is something of a
When Women Plant Churches
I am grateful to Seedbed for their partnership in producing the things I’m passionate about. This time, they are letting me talk about the barriers women church planters face. This
Naked and unashamed
If you’re from the South and over 40, you may remember Lewis Grizzard, the newspaper columnist to wrote for years for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Gizzard once said that God talks
Dear Paul: Did you choose the single life, or did it choose you?
Reflecting a great deal lately on human design, I find myself thinking about the nature of marriage, the single life and friendship. That has me thinking a lot about Paul,
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