of kitchens and other Holy spaces – come breath of God…
Today is a great day. It’s especially great because my friend Bruce McVey is not only being ordained
Category: leadership
Peace and (New) Hope come together in Jesus
To me, unity among people is one of the most beautiful aspects of a positive, encouraging faith community.
contemplation without action is less than half a religion
Even my contemplation of faith is something that – ultimately – I have to do.
To preachers: Either shine like an invitation to God’s light and love… or get out of the way #Mysoapbox
I’m not much of a soapbox writer but something rattled my cage this weekend and I have to make some noise about it or I am simply going to burst.
Tears, Power, and Laughter: some thoughts on ordination
“I have never before heard laughter during an ordination prayer,” more than one person said. “Best ordination prayer ever!” another man laughed (but not lightheartedly).
I believe what the world needs is a nice cup of tea right about now…
think about who you need to make a cup of tea for – and to serve – in order to help put the “civil” and the “kind” and the “generous” back into the heart of our life together as a people in desperate need of a cup of tea.
Civic prayer 101 – how to pray in public when half the people there are not Christian
A lot of civic prayers by local ministers tend to leave two-thirds of the audience excluded, offended, or both. Rather than drawing people to Jesus they have quite the opposite effect…
“It’s a free country” and our neighbor…
We have the freedom to bear witness to the light, but we also have the freedom – and the responsibility – to hold our neighbor accountable (in love and in the spirit of Christ)
An Open Letter to Southern Baptist churches – and the SBC’s new President
unless and until the Southern Baptist Church faces the fact that its values nurture a culture that facilitates and encourages male chauvinism, sexism, inequality, and even misogyny, there will be no progress to end the abuse of women other than lip service.
leadership is about encouraging one another!
May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at
