While I loved my three years in seminary, I realize now there are some pretty important things I didn’t learn there. Or . . . I wasn’t paying attention when these things were taught. In no particular order, here they are: The Framework Theory Of Genesis One. Reading the first chapter of the bible with Read the full article…
A couple of weeks ago, I posted on the Class Matters training seminar we hosted at Good Shepherd. Of all the statistics and anecdotes regarding the differences between those raised in chronic poverty and those raised in middle class comfort, this one has haunted me the most: Vocabulary of a three year old in a Read the full article…
In my almost-20 years of full-time ministry in the United Methodist Church, I have overheard some “you can’t make stuff this up” remarks come out of the mouths of United Methodist people. Preachers, usually. Most of what follows is first-hand, with a smattering of reliable second-hand quotes as well. A pastor to his youth pastor: Read the full article…
Few things are more annoying than the phrase “U da man!” Except when some guy answers with, “No, U da man!” (Well, maybe it’s more annoying when at a golf tournament someone calls out, “Get in the hole!” . . . after a tee shot. Do you think it’s always the same guy saying the Read the full article…
This photo of Muhammed Ali’s knockout of Sonny Liston in their May, 1965 rematch bout in Lewiston, Maine is one of the most iconic images in all of boxing. Liston prone. Ali flexing and snarling. I saw the photo as a kid — and Ali fan — and have never forgotten it. And a debate Read the full article…
