Before We Start to Blame

Before We Start to Blame

A child died today. He shot himself after a failed attempt to confront a teacher. He shot two other students before turning the gun on himself. And then, a nation was filled with the clamor of blame. “It was the guns.” “It was the NRA.”...

A Different Nativity — or Is It?

  I’m a social media junkie. When I cruise through Facebook and Twitter, I feel like John Wesley on a digital destrier, riding from village to village with good news, learning about the people of that hamlet, and providing presence albeit in a limited form....

A Tale of Two Solutions

Today, when I walked into the clergy meeting in Lexington Tennessee, I discovered that we were going to be talking about “adaptive versus technical solutions.” Part of me rejoiced. This sort of thinking is changing and transforming leadership across the...

Turn and Face the Change

David Bowie probably hasn’t pondered the United Methodist Church’s iteneration procedures. Oddly, this phrase from his song, “Changes,” pertains in a very relevent way. And it echoes the scriptural story in which Elijah hands off the ministry...