My occasional glance at this year’s Olympics has again brought home the most troubling reality in sports: choking. There are two ways of choking in sports. The first happens when the athlete is so overwhelmed by the situation that he or she never really shows up to compete in the first place. Like when I Read the full article…
So yesterday we started Money Talks, a new series about faith, time, stuff, and money. Taking off from Psalm 24:1 — the earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof — and inspired by Tony Evans, we landed together at the cautionary reminder: Don’t confuse the resource for the source. When we regard our resources Read the full article…
Money talks. But what does it say? What does it say about you? Your values? Your priorities? Your relationship with others? Your connection to God? Most talks about money in church include only two exhortations: spend less and give more. This series is different than that. It is a comprehensive look at what Scripture says Read the full article…
A random sample of some things I’ve noticed recently . . . Based on my drives past Rivergate Shopping Center on Wednesday, Thomas Menino and Rahm Emanuel have done Chick-Fil-A a huge favor. Tennis in the Olympics is a bit like football in March: it’s nice, but who really needs it? We’ve never elected a Read the full article…
I remember moving into the parsonage at Mt. Carmel UMC in Monroe in June of 1990 and on that first day receiving visits from neighboring Methodist preachers in the area. Those visits and the friendships that emerged out of them became manna from heaven for me during those first few years of ministry. The same Read the full article…
