Wesley’s Christmas Question: Have you faith in Christ?
(Today’s post is excerpted from The 19: Questions to Kindle a Wesleyan Spirit.) Have you faith in Christ? Well, do you? What a bold question! This was the first question
(Today’s post is excerpted from The 19: Questions to Kindle a Wesleyan Spirit.) Have you faith in Christ? Well, do you? What a bold question! This was the first question
I have triggers. When I hear an ice cream truck, something in me immediately goes back to 1205 Eisenhower Drive, my childhood home. When I smell popcorn, I’m in National
Leadership is both a privilege and a choice. To participate at the highest levels in God’s mission of redemption is a high and humbling honor. It is also a choice
In the United Methodist Church these days, it is all about “the plans.” Three have been recommended by the Commission on a Way Forward. I note them here for reference,
This word was given me to share with those attending the closing service of New Room 2018. I share it here in an abbreviated form so that if you were
To my friends beyond the United Methodist Church, thanks for your patience while I dig a little today into an issue currently circulating in my denomination. This post falls into
God likes churches, which all by itself says a lot about the unfathomable patience of God. Church people have a bit of a reputation for challenging the limits of good
” … speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ …” – Ephesians 4:15 This line in Paul’s
As conversations around the future of the UMC heat up in this Annual Conference season, I hold a prayer that we will elevate our discourse above the level of emotion.
The story is often told of a time when Bill Gates was speaking to a group of Saudi Arabian businessmen and political leaders. Most in the room were men; any
I am more and more convinced that biblical literacy and theological grounding is now our critical need. I was reminded of this a while back while working out at the
In the book of John, beginning at chapter 13, there is an interesting shift in how Jesus deals with the people he calls “friend.” First, he does this radical thing