“Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.”  —Romans 12:15 Our recent United Methodist General Conference is history. From April 24 -May 4, thanks to the live stream from Tampa, and on Twitter and Facebook, our every-four-year meeting…

“For God so loved the world” is how Jesus started his summary. Those six words are the opening of John 3:16. Probably the best simple version of The Gospel of Christ, and it starts like that. God.  Loved. The world.…

My phone buzzed at just the right time today. My friend, a very active member of a church I’ve served,  called to tell me about her book. “And I’d like to quote you at very end of my book.” She’s…

Sometimes it’s the little luxuries that make the day. Today the aroma of coffee reminded me of that. Taking time to savor the flavor became important. Gratitude was sweeter to stir in than sugar or any kind of substitute. What’s…

I fell, shattering my ankle. Had many new “learning opportunities” with that. Some will yield lessons for years to come. There are other things you’d rather not hear about.  At least I hope that’s true, because I don’t want to…

Easter, Resurrection, New Life —all those things we sing about and talk about and wonder about— they really do matter. One of my favorite promises is from our old friend St. Paul, If anyone is in Christ, the new creation…

He was speaking to British troops, but those words apply to us. They were in the midst of the Second World War, but those words apply to us. We are on this side of that first Easter, and those words…

True  story.  (The best ones always are.) We were about to eat lunch. The person praying was labeled Special Needs. As soon as the Amen was said, I was fumbling for my pocket notebook to write down that prayer. “Thank…

How many people saw Jesus after that first Easter? How many places? How many times? How often? When? You can comb through Scripture and find it was to quite a large number of people, in a variety of places, and…

Easter. Monday. After all those hymns and choruses and lilies and eggs and special offerings and chocolate and family time and fine-tuned sermons and whatever else yesterday included for you…it’s Monday. It’s Easter Monday. It’s time to let yesterday matter today. Time…