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What’s So Special About Lent?
Wednesday marks another observance of Ash Wednesday and begins the season of the church year known as Lent – 40 days of denying ourselves fun things like chocolate and gossiping. It’s a bit of a drag,...
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The Real Questions of Lent
It is the season of Lent in the Christian church. This means Christians all over Middle Georgia and around the world have begun a season of self-examination and penitence — sometimes noted as we...
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Some Things Haven’t Changed: Revisiting The Idea of Splitting the UMC over...
18 months ago, I wrote this article with Jeremy Smith on why we believe The United Methodist Church should not split over the issue of human sexuality. In recent weeks I’ve been reminded that some...
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An Open Letter of Support for Michael Sam
Dear Michael – You don’t know me, but I’ve watched you play football for the last two seasons after Missouri joined the SEC. I haven’t pulled for you because you’ve been playing against my beloved...
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In Transition: Beyond the Logistics and Best Practices
“Every moment and every event of every man’s life on earth plants something in his soul.” — Thomas Merton from “New Seeds of Contemplation” I have a good friend who challenged me to dig deeper when I...
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In Transition: When Priorities Begin to Shift
I’m now a little more than 3 weeks into my new appointment and my first solo pastor gig. It’s been a whirlwind of paperwork, sermon preparation, meeting people, and trying to remember what day it is....
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In Transition: Learning to Preach Every Sunday
Probably the biggest question I’ve gotten from people as I’ve transitioned from being an Associate Pastor to a Senior Pastor is how has the transition affected or changed my preaching. You see, I was...
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Favorite Books of 2014
I want to begin a new annual post on my blog. As anyone who knows me personally can attest to, I’m a big reader. Reading has always come fairly easy and I consider it a joy. I also consider reading...
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That Time Harper Lee Put a Mirror Up And Made Us Face Our True Selves – A...
“For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.” (Isaiah 21:6 KJV) A lot of ink has been spilled (or digitally typed, I suppose) about Harper Lee’s new (old)...
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As Much as I Hate to Admit It, Participation Trophies Are Good For Kids
Pittsburg Steelers Linebacker, James Harrison, seems to be everybody’s favorite dad these days. The news story caught fire last week that he took away his kids’ trophies for participating in a track...
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Pastors Are Human Too
I have been sober for 23 straight days…which is the longest stretch of sobriety in the last 8+ years of my life. That may be the most vulnerable sentence I’ve ever typed. I am not an alcoholic by a...
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A Follow Up on Humanness
I can’t find the words to fully capture how I feel after the response from my post about my sobriety journey. The public comment, private messages, texts, emails, and personal encounters have just...
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Welcome 2021: Better Than Normal
It’s hard to believe the decade known as the year 2020 is finally coming to an end. I was listening to all of the different ways people aired grievances for this year. “The year we all want to...
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