Friends in Low Places
On Fridays during this season of Lent, I'm posting readings from The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus and its companion devotional. Today's post is an excerpt from The…
The Wind and The Waves Obey Him
On Fridays during this season of Lent, I'm posting readings from The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus and its companion devotional. Today's post is an excerpt from The…
Assumptions and the Bible
Merriam-Webster defines an assumption as “a fact or statement taken for granted.” We all make assumptions about a lot of things. Occasionally our most…
Nazareth Rejects Jesus
On Fridays during this season of Lent, I'm posting readings from The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus and its companion devotional. Today's post is an excerpt from The…
Making Sense of the Bible: An Attempt at an Honest Yet Reverent View of Scripture
I’m excited that today my new book, Making Sense of the Bible: Rediscovering the Power of Scripture Today, is out. I thought in this post I’d tell you a…
Are We Just Picking and Choosing? Making Sense of the Bible
I came to faith reading the Bible, 35 years ago. I read it every morning (right now I’m reading through Luke) and I read it again every night as I’m going to bed …
Homosexuality, The Bible, and The United Methodist Church
This week Bishop Martin McLee of the New York Annual Conferences of the United Methodist Church announced that he was dismissing a church trial against the Rev. Dr. Thomas…
Jesus’ Baptism
Today's post is an excerpt from The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus. The picture above was taken at the Jordan River at the approximate location where John baptized Jesus…
Ash Wednesday
Today marks the beginning of the season of Lent. Lent is a 40-day season of repentance, fasting, praying, and giving, which prepares us to rightly commemorate Christ’s …
Video Resources for Lent
I’m excited that so many churches are using 24 Hours, Final Words or The Way for Lent this year. 24 Hours is a book, devotional and small group DVD filmed in the Holy…