Methodism at its best has long been known for its ability to hold competing approaches to the faith together at the same time. In theological circles, we’re known as “both/and” people as opposed to “either/or.” Historically, you see this in Methodism’s emphases on . . . 1. Both evangelism and good works as vital to Read the full article…
This past Sunday was a different sermon experience at Good Shepherd. The “Red Dot Sermon” was more a state of the church – a “You Are Here” message — than a clarion call to action. (We’d had enough of that during What Child Is This.) As part of the message, I shared some numbers about Read the full article…
Here’s the Christmas Story . . . told from the perspective of some of the children of Good Shepherd:
What in the world is A Red Dot Sermon? Something that fits for the first Sunday of a new year. Something that fits as we celebrate the church’s response to What Child Is This? Something we’ll do together on January 2, 2011.Sunday. 8:30. 10. 11:30.
A couple of people have let me know in a loving way that I sometimes talk to people while backing up, walking away from them. That’s really bad. It conveys all the wrong messages: I’m too busy, I’m doing something else, I’d rather be somewhere else, I don’t have time. Yuck. So I’ve been thinking Read the full article…
