This weekend I’ll be concluding the current series of sermons on Seeing Gray by asking, and attempting to answer, this question, “What would Jesus say to America?” If Jesus stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, throngs of Christians all around him, television cameras fixed upon him, what would he say to us […]
What does spiritual maturity look like? We’ve spent a lot of time thinking about that here at the Church of the Resurrection as we look for ways to help our members and visitors grow in their faith. This weekend my sermon will focus on this question. I’ll share with you the teachings of scripture, my […]
I’m in Houston this week convening a gathering of most the pastors of the 30 largest United Methodist Churches in America. This is the second of these meetings. The first was in Kansas City last year at which the pastors of the ten largest churches gathered. Later this year we’ll hold a follow-up meeting […]
As I’ve been reading the comments on this blog throughout the week it has struck me that blogging is a powerful form of what John Wesley called, “Christian conferencing.” Christian conferencing was a “means of grace” - a tool that God uses to help people grow as Christians. Bishop Kenneth Carder notes, “A close reading […]
In my sermon this weekend I’ll be referring to a question that was asked in one of the Republican debates that captures the essence of of oversimplifying issues and seeing the world in black and white. I wanted to post the link here so anyone who wanted to see both the question and the responses […]
Tonight my oldest daughter and I saw the new Denzel Washington film, The Great Debaters. The film was extraordinary! It is the kind of film that inspires and lifts the spirit. Take your teenage kids and enjoy. I seldom recommend movies, but this is one film everyone should see!
