Lately I’ve been able to reconnect with a few old friends. They might not want me to call them “old” friends, but my beard is full of grey now,...
I can be right about the way forward, but wrong in the way I point out the way. Has my confidence in Christ morphed into selfish arrogance? If others...
Five times in the gospels, when Jesus taught a new paradigm he would say, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” In that statement (found in Matthew...
The leader is given counsel–hard counsel, but good counsel. It is accountability on a point that would make her a better leader. What happens next is hard to perceive,...
Even though I have known you, I often miss you after Easter, Lord. I am on the Road to Emmaus. I walk with you, talk with you. I hear...
I really like John Wesley. I am so inspired by the movement his ministry sparked, and for the astonishing spread of renewal he and “the Methodists” spawned. He isn’t as...
Download as a handout I left my denomination. Not for long, but it was a firm departure. It didn’t make a big difference when I left. Not even sure...
What is your favorite number? It is your birth date? Anniversary? Maybe your favorite ball player’s number? My wife doesn’t like odd numbered years as much as even ones (weird,...
I moved into my dorm room at college and unpacked a few suitcases and boxes. I took up half of the dresser and half of the closet. I had...
What do you do when someone has an affair? Several people I respect through the years have committed adultery. Some of them have been ministers, professors, or board members....
“Dad! Help me!” The kid is trying to program the DVR or change the thermostat, or she is working on her homework. The boy might be trying to get...
PASTORS AND SOCIAL MEDIA “CALLING” My grandpa was a minister in the coal-mining hills of Pennsylvania. He has passed, but I still have the little booklet where he tracked...
