UMC 101: The Local Church & Membership
Text: 2 Corinthians 3:12-13, 3:18-4:1, 5-6; Book of Discipline 201-204, 214-221 Over the last seven weeks, we have explored together some of the foundational beliefs…
accountability
Text: Mark 9:38-41 Sometimes the best thing a preacher can do is to be real and authentic. And so I’m going to confess that I’m…
The Spirit of Surrender
A little bit later in the service today, we will be receiving a new member of this Body of Christ. And we will ask Tom…
The Spirit of Goodness
We’ve heard of goody-two-shoes… Good riddance… Goodness gracious great balls of fire… Goodbye… Things can taste good, we like to read good books and tell…
The Side of the Road
I had an experience last week that deeply shook me. My dad asked me to come help him move farm equipment as he moved from…
what you may not realize about the loss of guaranteed appointment #gc2012
Tonight, my heart was stilled from its racing on the guaranteed appointment issue. I have felt the both/and of a desire for a clear, mission…
putting your money where your mouth is… even if it hurts
Recently there has been a call on some of the social media outlets I follow… a call to take money out of the big banks. As…
Knowledge and knowledge
Many have been discussing lately social media monitoring of clergy and candidates/ordinands. A post by sheyduck on Everyday Theology got me thinking about my one hesitancy regarding…