We like compromise in our families. We prefer it in our politicians. We deal with it at work. Overall, compromise makes us kinder, gentler, more tolerant. But to what level do we want in matters of faith? Maybe more to the point, what was the result of the tolerant compromise of the ancient kings of Read the full article…
Some random thoughts on life, faith, and Charlotte, North Carolina . . . If Ann Patchett wrote it, I’m going to read it. I work on two messages per week . . . researching and writing one that I will preach in four to six weeks and then internalizing one that I will deliver on the Read the full article…
Does progressive theology at the denominational level result in diverse ethnicities at the congregational level? Or: if we would just be more progressive in our theology — Jesus as one of many rather than the One and Only; heaven and hell as creations of pre-Enlightenment minds & not worthy of modern consideration, and it’s high Read the full article…
Last week, I had the chance to hear Tim Keel speak to a group of United Methodist pastors from Western North Carolina. Tim is the founding pastor and primary teacher of Jacob’s Well Church in Kansas City. That congregation is located in KC’s version of what we Charlotteans call NoDa . . . a section Read the full article…
No, it’s not a sermon on Margaret Thatcher. It’s not even a sermon on Meryl Streep playing Margaret Thatcher. But it is a sermon on a lady leader whose story has everything to do with iron. And I think it might be one of the more unsettling sermons we’ve had recently. I’m looking forward to it. Read the full article…
