Traci Blackmon, colleague and online friend I’d love to hang out with IRL says this – – – Confession of a woman who preaches… This morning I was reading about the rare phenomena of the emergence of periodical cicadas. Apparently…

This has nothing to do with Gene or Paul or any others in a certain band, but this has everything to do with a brilliant adaptation of something I learned from my dad. “Keep it simple, stupid” is how many…

This has nothing to do with Gene or Paul or any others in a certain band. This has everything to do with a brilliant adaptation of something I learned from my dad. Seemingly traceable back to 1938 as “Keep It…

From a major mainline denominational seminary (not Methodist by any stretch of even my imagination) —- Right now, Christian communities across the globe face a significant challenge – a pastoral famine. This issue, perhaps unfamiliar to many, is the ever-growing…

You’ve may heard me say, “Words matter.” (Frequently followed by an invitation to a field trip; ask me about this.) Here’s Leonard Sweet from May 18, 2024 —- Language matters. That’s why if I hear that word “volunteer” one more…

“Your new life is going to cost you your old one. “It’s going to cost you your comfort zone and your sense of direction. “It’s going to cost you relationships and friends. “It’s going to cost you being liked, and…

I was pointed here by a couple of friends who wish to remain anonymous —- https://www.theologyproject.online/post/complementarian-rhetoric-revisited-al-mohler-methodists-and-a-hasty-generalization?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1UsjhQ6iFqYe_Y6k7ceORmdc8VQNQv43vaJ5StXil1fOyL0I4Hoz2t9YQ_aem_AaSQDQepmwsXtghSx6n8kb_xmR_t2GBF_puWwbQpMNR4C2kBJh4mAsXSdv_PYRFPrroDezoMZ2oG0h724WkQdZVl https://www.facebook.com/share/L9tvaA29hiWnQgTQ/?mibextid=WC7FNe —- What say you?

Several years ago, son LJ4 and I began reminding each other of the unique perspective each day gives. For example — Finally Friday — And in Matthew 25 our Lord gets really explicit with this perspective — 31-33 “When he finally…

Several years ago, son LJ4 and I began reminding each other of the rich nature of each day. For example — Thankful Thursday — Christ Jesus in the RDSV of Matthew 13:9-16, Pay attention.

From John Meunier, with his graciously expressed permission — I want to offer a thought that I realize is not popular. The United Methodist Church is attempting — or claiming it wants to attempt — to do something that it…