I share the following with gratitude to those who have told me this or something quite similar over the years – – –

Hannah Adair Bonner is a colleague who was an online friend for years before it was my joy to meet her in person and chat with her at GC19. I follow her writings and cheered when I saw her name…

Last Sunday in this space I opened with a quote from Kevin J. Brown, and several have since asked me about him. Let me introduce him by his title, President of Asbury University in Wilmore, KY, and get out of…

Let me share this link from a couple of days ago and get out of the way – – –

From this year’s Oscars —- Before delivering the powerful ballad, Gaga had a message for the audience about unity, telling the crowd of famous faces, “I wrote this song with my friend, BloodPop, for the film Top Gun: Maverick, in…

Adam Hamilton wrote very, very recently—- “I have never felt more hope for the future of the United Methodist Church.” This was the sentiment expressed last night as I met with Resurrection’s laity and clergy attending the Great Plains Annual…

Shamelessly copied from online friend Randy Nelson to benefit you and your heirs — The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it… Psalm 24:1 (NIV) Our Biblical stewardship journey can be…

Philip Amerson wrote this earlier this week and has graciously given me his expressed permission to share it with you here — Gonna miss the Indiana UMC annual conference this week. Of course, I am about two lifetimes ahead clocking…

Ken Carder shares a sentiment shared by many, including me, in his final two paragraphs here —- I’ve been attending Methodist/United Methodist annual conferences since 1961. As a bishop, I presided over 19 Annual Conference Sessions. In retirement, I have…

Jason Moore, colleague and online friend in Ohio, has graciously given me his expressed permission to share this with you. He says quite well what many of us feel as we move forward (highlights mine)— I hope as the 2023…