Feb 26, 2012 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism, Pop Culture
Colleagues across the country will soon be heading to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church. This body only meets every four years, and is the only structure of our denomination that can make changes to our doctrine or official stance on any issue. One...
Feb 24, 2012 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism, Pop Culture, US Politics
Who are we? Where are we? What is the problem? What is the solution? These four questions round out the scholarly method used by N.T. Wright to examine some of the deepest questions of our faith. Wright has examined Jesus, Paul, the notion of the Kingdom of Heaven,...
Feb 10, 2012 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism, Pop Culture
Last week, I posted about some of the visions that are being shared by some of the leaders of the United Methodist Church. If you haven’t read that post, it would be helpful to do so before you continue. The United Methodist General Board of DiscipleshipThat...
Feb 3, 2012 | General, Leading the Church, Methodism
I love science fiction. I’ve been waiting for years for Michio Kaku to reveal the fact that we will finally get our flying cars and personal robot assistants. But you don’t hear too many people talking about the distant future of the Church, except for...
Dec 21, 2008 | General, Pop Culture
I’ve been pondering the meaning of “fellowship” lately. There’s plenty to read in the Bible about fellowship. “Don’t abandon meeting together, as is the custom of some…” “Where two or more are gathered, I am there...
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