Dear friends, I’d like to tell you about a way we have invited visitors to a first-of-the-year study and sermon series around faith, doubt, belief, and the questions that people deal with in our congregations and communities. It may work for you and your community too. Every year on Christmas Eve and Easter, we see …
This excerpt is from the introduction of my new book, Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws. I hope you enjoy it as you look ahead to celebrating the season of Lent and planning a Lenten study in your own congregation.
This summer, Rob Renfroe, Publisher of Good News Magazine, produced a series of six videos making the case for why United Methodist individuals and congregations should leave the UMC. He hopes these video presentations will persuade them to join the Global Methodist Church that he has helped form. I’ve heard from United Methodists who have …
This is the second in a series of articles on The United Methodist Church. As a new conservative Methodist denomination launches in May of this year, and United Methodist Churches and annual conferences consider whether to remain United Methodist or join this new expression of Methodism, I offer these posts as a way of reflecting …
I became a follower of Christ in a small and loving Pentecostal congregation at the age of 14. Two years later I heard a call to vocational ministry in that same community. I loved the passionate personal faith of the pastor and church members, and the emphasis on Bible reading and memorization, the work of the Holy Spirit and joy.
Dear friends, I’d like to tell you about a way we have invited visitors to a first-of-the-year study and sermon series around faith, doubt, belief, and the questions that people deal with in our congregations and communities. It may work for you and your community too. Every year on Christmas Eve and Easter, we see …
This excerpt is from the introduction of my new book, Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws. I hope you enjoy it as you look ahead to celebrating the season of Lent and planning a Lenten study in your own congregation.
This summer, Rob Renfroe, Publisher of Good News Magazine, produced a series of six videos making the case for why United Methodist individuals and congregations should leave the UMC. He hopes these video presentations will persuade them to join the Global Methodist Church that he has helped form. I’ve heard from United Methodists who have …
This is the second in a series of articles on The United Methodist Church. As a new conservative Methodist denomination launches in May of this year, and United Methodist Churches and annual conferences consider whether to remain United Methodist or join this new expression of Methodism, I offer these posts as a way of reflecting …
I became a follower of Christ in a small and loving Pentecostal congregation at the age of 14. Two years later I heard a call to vocational ministry in that same community. I loved the passionate personal faith of the pastor and church members, and the emphasis on Bible reading and memorization, the work of the Holy Spirit and joy.
A response to Thomas Lambrecht’s article, “Primary Reasons for Separation” in the Good News newsletter, Perspective.
Advent and Christmas are only the beginning of the story, not the end. Their messages are meant to shape us all year long.
We have the light of Christ by which we walk.
I see God most clearly when I look at Jesus.
Jesus has saved me from my sin and he is saving me from my sin.
At age 30, Jesus began his campaign for the office of King. He traveled from town to town, giving various stump speeches about God's kingdom.
Get a preview of my new book, "Incarnation," just in time for you to get your own copy to use in the weeks prior to Christmas.
Worship, Study, Serve, Give and Share: I challenge you to a simple, achievable, measurable, and specific goal using your fingers to remember.
It has never been easier to share our faith with more people, yet we’re often hesitant to do it. Why is that?
Just as we were made to practice generosity together, in community, God also means for it to be a part of the daily rhythm of our lives.
Our primary way of knowing Jesus is through the New Testament, and most clearly and directly through the Gospels.
Worship—and with it, prayer—is the first of the five spiritual practices essential to growing and maturing in our Christian walk.
During the next six weeks leading up to Lent, I’ll be sharing excerpts from my new book, "The Walk," here on the blog.
My hope is that the next United Methodism removes the language and policies that exclude, harm, or alienate LGBTQ persons.
In the seven weeks since General Conference nearly every committed United Methodist has been asking, What’s next for the UMC?