It’s not the end of the world. But it is the end of what has quite likely been my favorite series of all time, Mad People Disease. It’s not my favorite because of the great art. It’s not my favorite because of the because of the unforgettable video. It’s not my favorite because of how Read the full article…

  “Heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, transgender, gender neutral, marriage, divorce, polygamy, SCOTUS, equal rights, discrimination…”  There’s a lot of noise out there surrounding the subject of sex. But what if all of these topics were only one part of a much more important conversation. What if to deal effectively with these issues, we have to start Read the full article…

One of our Good Shepherd staffers found this doodling on his young daughter’s bedroom desk:   And then a fellow UMC clergy sent me a note that concluded with this sentence:  Thanks for being a . . .  disciple who invites all people into a living relationship with Jesus Christ. From the pen of a 12 Read the full article…

On Sunday, we issued a challenge to the people of Good Shepherd in the wake of last week’s historic flooding in South Carolina: Let’s set the World Methodist Flood Bucket Record. We don’t know what that record is, mind you, but knowing how the people of this church respond to radical challenges, we thought we’d Read the full article…

Here I am with Rashida Gittens, who shared the platform with me yesterday at Good Shepherd.   We shared the time and space because the “Elephant Naming” service  in the Mad People Disease series was all about domestic violence. Something Rashida knows about personally.  From experience. In an interview format, she shared her story in Read the full article…