“Just think how much good you could do!” Those enticing words also may be some of the most dangerous words around–they can open the door to extraordinary evil, perfectly disguised and cloaked with something that just looks so right. Starting … Continue reading →
Sometimes you hear songs that only your eyes know how to talk about. I’ve spent all day talking with my eyes as I listen to a very beautiful album of songs by Zach Sobiech, a kid who died of cancer yesterday after recording an album in the final months of his life. Zach formed a […]
In a recent news article about the role faith and churches are playing in the aftermath of the deadly tornadoes in Granbury, one resident stated that his last-minute decision to take his wife and children to church that night saved … Continue reading →
Is There Still Room for Me in the UMC? By Ron Bretsch. A fellow Upper New York Annual Conference Member asks some hard questions. Do we have answers ? Filed under: church, Re-Think Church Photo a Day Challenge, Seminary, Upper New York Annual Conference Tagged: Progressive UMC, Ron Bretsch, UMC, United Methodist Church, UNYAC, Upper […]
The Dallas Morning News had a front page article today about the role faith and churches are playing in the aftermath of the deadly tornadoes in Granbury. The beginning of the article contains these statements: In a place where so … Continue reading →
To prepare for Pentecost, I’ve been reading Pentecostal theologian Amos Yong’s The Spirit Poured Out on All Flesh. Yong argues for a “pneumatological soteriology” (Spirit-centered account of salvation) that “would be in contrast to soteriologies that tend to bifurcate the work of Christ and of the Spirit… articulated by Protestant scholasticism… [in which] Christ provides […]
Some people think it is difficult to be a Christian and to laugh, but I think it’s the other way around. God writes a lot of comedy, it’s just that he has so many bad actors. -Garrison Keillor
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In the song, “Growing Older, But Not Up,” Jimmy Buffet sings about the idea of growing older but still having a sense of fun and play by not fully growing up. He is experiencing the realities of growing older – pain, creaking joints, brittle bone…
View full postI’m reading a book that was on Bishop Goodpaster’s recommended book list. It’s called “Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box.” I don’t think I’ve highlighted so much in a book on my Kindle before . . . or, … Continue reading →
The latest theater in the Methodist proxy war over homosexuality has involved attacks here and here on the “so-called” Wesleyan quadrilateral. It’s really painful to me to see the “so-called” adjective being added to it.To me, the quadrilateral is one of the jewels of Wesleyan theology regardless of its derivative status. I don’t see it […]
Dec 04
Tis the month before Christmas, we’re all going nuts; With so much to do, there’s no ifs, ands or buts. Buy presents, hang tree lights, pop cards in the mail, Send gift packs, thread popcorn, find turkeys on sale. Decorations need stringing up all through the house. And we don’t have a clue what to …
Aug 28
“So at the end of this day, we give thanks For being betrothed to the unknown.” ― John O’Donohue Share via email
Aug 07
Ahhh …..the days of scripture memorization, VBS, learning the Ten Commandments and the Lord’s Prayer in Sunday school. I thought those times were difficult and challenging! I couldn’t remember which book was Old or which was an Epistle. Who were the prophets and who were the Apostles? I beat myself up quite a bit when my younger …
Jul 31
What a beautiful analogy for our lives! “For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God. As the Scriptures say, “People are like grass; their beauty is like a flower in the field. …
Jul 25
A new Christian-based social network has been officially launched recently by the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Porto Velho (RO), Brazil. “Hizby,” which is the brain child of businessman Junior Gonçalves, is looking to become a new platform to help Christians network with one another and has already signed up more than 3,500 users. Gonçalves established …
