There is a lot of talk today about the “emerging Christianity,” and I suspect that most people, hearing the term, need it defined. Marcus Borg recently described this as a movement from convention to intention as the reason for being part of a church. Here’s what he meant…most of us grew up in a time [...]
William Sloan Coffin once observed, “It is ironic to think of the number of people in this country who pray for the poor and needy on Sunday and spend the rest of the week complaining that the government is doing something about them.” I preached a sermon one time in which I said that if [...]
Eugene Peterson, author of the bestselling contemporary translation of the Bible titled The Message, has a new book with a terrific title: Eat This Book. Peterson has no doubts that we Christians believe the Bible is central to who we are, that nearly every Christian owns one, or even that a lot of us actually [...]
In my preparation for teaching my Sunday School class on “Saving Jesus,” I’ve often been taken by the fact that Jesus did not simply grow older…he grew wiser. Many of us, on the other hand, grow only older. We stopped learning about our faith a long time ago. I’m amazed at the number of people [...]
One of our college students sent me an email yesterday with a term paper attached. He asked if I would read it, maybe do some minor editing, and offer my opinion on it. Of course, I felt honored to be asked, and yesterday afternoon (Easter Monday) I sat down to read it. It was a [...]
For you readers who are not local, I want to share how it was here on Easter morning. For the first time ever, we had a joint Sunrise Service with Friendship UMC. I led the liturgy at the cemetery, and the Rev. Gary Richardson preached a great message just as the sun was climbing above [...]
For Saturday, I thought you might be interested in reading the remarks of Jim Winkler, General Secretary of the General Board of Church and Society for the United Methodist Church. I’ll be interested in reading your thoughts on the points he raises.
Anniversary of a moral disaster
By Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church [...]
A brief quote for your consideration today: “We sing to feel a world we can only imagine.” (Circling My Mother: A Memoir by Mary Gordon)
When I read that, I couldn’t help but think about the Easter cantata our choir will be presenting this Sunday morning at 10. Titled The Rose of Calvary, this cantata captures [...]
I am a liberal Christian. Believe me, it takes more than a modicum of courage to say that. Evangelicals and fundamentalists are not only the largest religious group in our country, they are also the most vocal, and are quick to criticize anyone who doesn’t believe exactly as they do. Many look upon doubt as [...]
There was a scary, but insightful, article in Saturday’s Winston-Salem Journal. It was written by Tom Ehrich, and I just want to share his pertinent points with you. The headline read, “A RECESSION WOULD FORCE MAJOR CUTS BY CHURCHES.” The only change I would make in that would be: THE RECESSION HAS FORCED MAJOR CUTS [...]
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