The Altar of Thanksgiving
On Saturday, my daughter will be married to a one-of-a-kind guy who stole her heart the first time she saw him. He has since stolen our hearts, too, and we
On Saturday, my daughter will be married to a one-of-a-kind guy who stole her heart the first time she saw him. He has since stolen our hearts, too, and we
I do not recommend the show, Breaking Bad, but there’s a powerful scene in season four. A Christianity Today article talks about it and it strikes me as a word
Three years ago, we had a really great architect come and spend the day with us at Mosaic. He spent the morning listening as we shared with him what we
For several years, our church hosted a thing we call Cowboy Church. This was our version of VBS, and we hosted it not only at our church but in several
I was at Annual Conference last week with two thousand of my closest friends.The real work of Annual Conference happens in the hallways. Its where pastors who have come to
I saw a clip some time back about a writer in New York who announced a few years ago that she was publishing a 2,095-word short story called “Skin.” What
Next week, I’ll be talking with some seminary students about my life as a United Methodist pastor. It has me thinking about why I persist in this denomination. I am
A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out… (Isaiah 42:3) Some days, I wonder if “church” is worth the trouble. Don’t get
To access the power and fullness of the Holy Spirit is a choice. I think of it sort of like my computer. This little guy can do a lot. My
Said George: “You know we are on a wrong track altogether. We must not think of the things we could do with, but only of the things that we can’t
My second installment on the Spirit-led life posted on seedbed today. http://seedbed.com/feed/the-rock-the-ripples-and-the-river “Sanctification is messy! In our community of faith, we are discovering that we get to control almost nothing
I love Asbury Seminary’s new online resource, seedbed.com, not only because they are running a four-part series I wrote but also because they have a ton of resources for Wesleyan