You are a unique creation! There will never be another you! Each person in our community is also uniquely gifted. What would happen if we all stepped forward, using our…
It has been said, “People who own worn out Bibles are not!” It is almost Fall and many are headed back to school. As adults, it is tempting to see…
Did you ever ask, “Where are you God?” Some ancient people would answer: “In the sun.” Others believed that the “gods” lived on Mount Olympus. Some believed that God was…
In August, I will be serving on a mission team in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We have been asked to teach discipleship and leadership to residents of the…
During college many of us had to take "core" classes. In liberal arts college, like I attended, the idea was simple: We are committed to producing graduates who have a…
Doug and I have travelled to Israel several times. We enjoy visiting a jeweler in the Christian Quarter of the old city of Jerusalem. They do beautiful work. We have…
The Future of The United Methodist Church General Conference, which meets every four years to renew our mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ and set our polity and doctrine,…
The Walking Dead Zombies, or the walking dead, are part of a long-running television series. I am not really a Zombie fan, but the special effects and costumes are fun…
Protecting our identity is something all of us value. When someone accesses our records, we are at risk. Our personal information, no longer personal, is in the hands of someone…
He did things rabbis did. Teaching in the synagogue on the Sabbath, Jesus embraced tradition. He also practiced what Luke Powery, of Duke University, calls “traditioned innovation.” Powery describes it:…