One of the biggest misunderstandings about worship in our culture is the idea that each worship service is a self-contained event that is not connected in any way to what went on before or…
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One of the more overlooked themes throughout Holy Week observations, I believe, is the idea that Jesus shows up in unexpected places in unexpected ways that unnerved everyone from…
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It is my belief that there is not a person alive who does not, at their core, seek to love and be loved with all manner of human pretension set aside. What you and I must wrestle with is…
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Are any of us truly ready for Easter? I'm not talking about the things like Easter outfits and family logistics and all the other stuff that we deal with - I'm talking about…
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Lord knows that on any given Sunday all of us (including your pastors) have a million things on our mind, and that it is a miracle some weeks if we can…
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My hope and prayer for you, though, is not so much about what you are giving up (Chocolate, Facebook, Twitter, Smoking, Swearing, or something else) as much as it is about…
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As I have grown older, while my excitement about Mardi Gras has waned (I'm not anti-Mardi Gras) my fascination with the whole thing has…
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I love the Olympics because I am a proud citizen of the USA, and admire those young men and women who represent me and 310+ million other citizens of what…
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This morning, and again shortly after lunch when checking in on a few things, I must admit that I was simply stunned to see how much vitriol the Twittersphere and the Facebookers dumped on the Coca-Cola company after their commercial featuring…
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Yes, indeed, friends, to see the house almost full, to sense the electricity in the air as the day just overflowed with goodness, starting with the gifts of God's grace found…
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From time to time, I get asked, "Why are you United Methodist?" They usually ask this because of some headline they see somewhere crying out about…
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I would put forth, however, that just as, if not more, timeless and truthful words are found in this reply to a letter eight Birmingham clergy put in the local paper. I say this because…
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Ordinary Time refers to the two seasons (after Epiphany and after Pentecost) where we the church focus on living out the gospel of Christ in everyday activities, without a…
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My question, looking at the picture above, is simply this: As people of God, as those who have awakened to the grace of God that is at work in all of humanity, and responding to that grace that we have been awakened to within us, are we truly being faithful…
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