During our recent trip to India, an eager young theologian handed me a brochure describing his theological seminary. The material noted with some pride that the school would graduate four students in 2012. “Wow, that’s small,” I thought to myself. But then I self-corrected: “Wait a minute. We’ve got some United Methodist schools of theology Read the full article…
The United Methodist Church’s quadrennial General Conference is currently meeting in Tampa, Florida. The gathering of 1,000 or so delegates from around the world began on April 24 and will conclude on Friday, May 4. This body is the only one who can speak officially for the entire denomination. Live streaming of the proceedings is Read the full article…
During yesterday’s message, I shared these insights on fatherhood from Cal Ripken, Jr.: Growing up “I love you” wasn’t’ spread around too much in our household. Not that it wasn’t meant. I could tell every time my dad told me he loved me without saying it. It’s just the way things were then. That part Read the full article…
So far in Courageous, we’ve seen that . . . . Cowards have good intentions. The courageous take bold action. What you hide in order to have will haunt you. So what will it be this Sunday, April 29 as we dig into Courageous Legacy? I can’t wait to tell you. But I will wait. Read the full article…
James 1:22 is one of the more familiar verses in Scripture. I love how the King James version translates it: But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. We get the “doers of the word” part — most of us Methodist are more than eager to put our Read the full article…
