Do we? Really? Even in the Church?
I have noticed what I fear is a reality that breaks my heart. Wherever people gather, it seems that at least one person wants to "increase his or her personal power and prestige."(Note 1) It happens even among Jesus’ disciples…both in the 1st Century and in the 21st [...]
The following posts are selected from a blog I wrote at www.lamarumc.org.
Blessings,
I’ve recently been doing quite a bit of reading on spiritual formation. This isn’t a new topic for me. I’ve had more than a few discussions with colleagues from the Methodist, Baptist, and Eastern Orthodox streams of Christianity. That list may seem to be a strange mix, but there seem to be quite a few [...]
Merry Christmas! I just re-read my blog post from last Christmas Eve. Wow…has it been that long since I blogged here? Has it been that long since “Dad” and the Arkansas National Guard returned from Iraq? A lot has happened in the last year. I’ve another post somewhere that I’ll share as soon as I [...]
For those of you who don’t know about "Annual Conference," here’s a brief primer. The United Methodist Church is organized into regional groupings called "Annual Conference’s." The best analogy to describe this unit of the Church is the diocese. Like the diocese, the Annual Conference’s presiding officer is a bishop. Like the diocese, there are [...]
I’m taking a break from wrapping Christmas presents.
It’s Saturday night…the 23d of December. I will soon be finishing up two sermons…one for the morning services and one for the Christmas Eve service. My reflections, as usual, focus not on the gifts I’ll give and receive, but on the Great Gift bestowed upon us [...]