My youth group and I are on our third Group Week of Hope right now and life is good. We have had some of the regular snags that come with taking 9 youth on a trip: a little bit of infighting, forgotten clothes, and overwhelmed kids; but for the most part things are good! I…
Jurisdictional Conference Day 4
Yes, I realize I went from Day 0 to Day 4… so much transpiring with not a whole lot of time to really sit and reflect. This being my first Jurisdictional conference, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. We had some amazing preaching, reports of shared jurisdictional ministries, elections to General Agencies and jurisdictional…
Jurisdictional Conference Day 0
Yesterday, I flew in to Akron/Canton and started this crazy adventure called Jurisdictional Conference. I’m still not quite sure what we are doing except for electing bishops (which we aren’t this year) and moving bishops (which a committee will take care of) and nominating and electing people to general agencies (which is also mostly committee…
Cloud of Witnesses
I believe that Colleen is not only among that great cloud of witnesses today, but that through her life, she has inspired her family and her friends to be more, and to be better, than they imagined.
No More Hunger or Thirst
When we imagine our future with God where we will hunger and thirst no more… perhaps you caught a glimpse of that future around a table where everyone could have their fill.
Making Room
I imagine your mother and your grandmother would have loved being the host for the last night of LasPosadas… That she would have opened up her home and said – yes, there is a place for you. I will make room.
Turning the Other Cheek and the American Justice System
Yesterday, the Tuesday morning small group at my church had an interesting conversation. Is it possible or practical to follow the commands of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in this world? Can we do it? And what barriers do we face if we try? We were focusing on the verses about turning the other…
Spirit of Singing Along
The sorcerer and the eunuch. As we continue to follow the Holy Spirit through the lives of the apostles, we come upon two men who have very different attitudes towards the work of God. In the course of his ministry, the deacon Philip will encounter many people who hear and believe the good news about…