Psalm 63:1 begins with some familiar words: O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; But then there’s a twist in the next phrase, a twist that has me thinking: my soul thirst for you, my body longs for you, A body that longs for God? It sounds too physical, too sensual, to Read the full article…
Hebrews 13:4 sounds quaint, almost like a relic in 21st Century life: Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled. Sounds so . . . old, doesn’t it? Even that word “undefiled” (also translated as “pure”) has an ancient, almost archaic feel about it. Except it Read the full article…
So Julie’s birthday was last week. June 28th, to be exact. On Thursday, June 25, I came up with a brainstorm on a series of great gifts for her. I was down a break point in the final set, but I felt like I had come through with a winner. Just in time. So I Read the full article…
The word came to me during the singing of “All Because Of Jesus” at yesterday’s 8:30 service: “George is here.” Immediately, I got nervous. “George,” you see, is my boss. In Methodist parlance, he is my District Superintendent — the pastor/boss to the roughly 50 or so UM pastors serving in the Charlotte District. He Read the full article…
This is the image that many people have of Christians and of churches. As places full of judging and lacking in grace. As we plunge further into the adventure that is unChristian, this Sunday we’ll see what’s really behind the judgmental attitudes so many of Jesus’ people seem to have. And then we’ll move away Read the full article…
