A friend who’s a colleague and I were talking about the benefits of having been at a recent event together. Here was my conclusion — It’s the people, it’s the fellowship, it’s…it’s…let’s just say: it’s the Church! Ideas, inspiration, all…

Celebrating her birthday today —- —- Join the rest of us in wishing her a happy, happier, happiest one!

“A flower doesn’t compete with another flower, it just blooms.” “Love others as yourself.” (Matthew 22:39)

Landed in my inbox this morning — “Working in retirement because you want to instead of need to, I’ve found, is a great pressure valve for what could be perceived as the, well, boredom of retirement. We’re not used to having so…

This was from a friend quite some time ago, and continues to serve as an outstanding reminder —Thinking about you this last week. My prayers for Peace and Energy for you with your additional responsibilities continue. The work can be…

Ryan Holiday, the author of 15 books, including The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic, Conspiracy and Stillness is the Key, calls himself a professional reader.” That’s really what authors are. A book is made…

With gratitude to real life friend Tammy Renee Harris for sourcing this from St. Augustine —  It has the hands to help others.  It has the feet to hurry to the poor and needy.  It has eyes to see misery…

What say you? — From one side of our Annual Conference to the other there are growing and thriving United Methodist Churches! We recently checked in with a few churches that have seen an increase in members and worship attendance…

“They were Methodists, a denomination my father referred to as ‘Baptists who could read.’” ~ Norman Maclean in the film version of A River Runs Through It —– So yeah no then how are we doing these days?

With gratitude to Dennis McDonald —- An atheist was seated next to a dusty old cowboy on an airplane and he turned to him and said, “Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation…