Preaching While White
This is the text of the message preached on Sunday, June 7, 2020. I’m moved to share it here as I continue to wrestle personally with our country’s unrest. ——————————————–
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Due Diligence in the UMC: Not just to be understood, but to understand
Not long ago, I sat in on a discussion between two seminary professors who presented opposing views on the biblical interpretation of marriage. The discussion was hosted by an Atlanta
How to act on the brink of brokenness (or, divorce and the mercy of God)
We used to call them roly polies. When I was a kid, they were hands-down my favorite bugs. Finding a family of them under a brick in the dirt was
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Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. — Ephesians 5:21 When I counsel couples preparing for marriage, I spend a lot of time discussing this one sentence from
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