Expanding Our Vision
Text: Acts 10: 1-5, 9-15, 19-20, 24, 27-28, 34-36, 44-48 Eighty five years ago, I probably would not have been welcomed in this pulpit. As…
Wesley
An Altogether Joy
Text: Psalm 30:2-3, 5; 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24 One of tasks of preaching is to take a part a text, study it, let the Holy Spirit…
A Way Forward? To Each Their Own Convictions
Text: Romans 14:4-12 “How do we know we are following the way of Christ?… How do we navigate the culture around us? What happens…
A Way Forward? 25-cent words
Texts: Philippians 4:8-9, Matthew 22:34-40 This past year as I taught confirmation, one of our lessons focused on how we are all theologians. I wrote…
Lessons for the Journey
Last winter, my immediate family planned a trip to Hawaii to escape the cold and the snow. We often like to travel all together, but…
Was John Wesley a Deacon?
Through John Meunier, I was directed to “Four John Wesley quotes everyone should know” by John Pedlar. They are good quotes, and ones that, as…
cut and paste liturgy of JOY!
I am definately a cut and paste liturgical writer. I don’t have the time and energy most days to do the good hard creative work…
Judicial Retention and the Trust Clause of the UMC
This week in Iowa, three Supreme Court Justices were voted out of office. And I’m a little upset about it. A huge part of my…