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New Year Resolutions for the GMC
The following thoughts are not new (I’ve shared them elsewhere in various forms) but as we in the Global Methodist Church begin a new year together, I hope this vision
We won.
Exodus 24 tells the story of the making of the first covenant between God and his people. To set that moment up, the Lord calls Moses, Aaron and Aaron’s children
More Thoughts on Preaching
Some time back, I was interviewed on the art of preaching. Because I’ve been thinking about preaching more lately, I thought it might be helpful to pull this interview out
Count the Stars: How I Practice Prophetic Preaching
In Genesis 15, the story is told of when God took Abram outside and showed him the stars. He said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed
What My Behavior Is Teaching Me About My Values
I live in what is arguably the golf mecca of the world. If you live in Augusta, Georgia you have to be at least a little bit of a golf
A Prophetic Word for the Church
I’m traveling a good bit these days, and listening to the dreams, visions and sermons of all kinds of people. Sometimes I find a treasure that seems like it ought
The Sanctifying Power of Refusing Secrets
When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, “As you know, Passover begins in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be
Apostolic Activity and the Job Description of a Bishop
But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. The Greek-speaking believers complained about the Hebrew-speaking believers, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution
Is it a movement?
The trend these days is to call the thing you’re involved with a movement. “Its more than a message (or a group, or an event or a denomination, or a
What in the world have we been doing?
The following update from the GMC Assembly of Bishops was shared by video last week in a Connectional Conversations webinar. For those of us who absorb better in print, here
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New Year Resolutions for the GMC
We won.
More Thoughts on Preaching
Count the Stars: How I Practice Prophetic Preaching
