‘For Whom Do You Seek?”

Mar 22, 2008 | Leading the Church

I had a professor in Seminary who came in and sat with the class as we were settling in the first day. He was a grad student assigned to teach a class on the culture of Christianity, so he looked like the rest of us—and he didn’t sit at the desk where we thought the...

Hang It Up or Lay It Down

Mar 7, 2008 | Leading the Church

Last week’s sermon in the Lenten sermon series was based on the chance Jesus offered to the disciples to opt out of the radical life-change that he was advocating. This challenge included the Apostles, and it includes us. Based on the context, Jesus was pointing...

David Fricke in Uganda

Mar 2, 2008 | Announcements, Leading the Church, Pop Culture

A young man in my congregation, David Fricke, hopes to teach young Ugandan children the skill of photography. David hopes that the photos that they take can be used as both a source of income and a way to communicate to the world the plight of their region. Through...

What does it take to grow?

Feb 26, 2008 | Leading the Church, Methodism, Pop Culture

Lots of theories exist on this topic. Here’s one that caught my attention because it referred to men and our ministry to them: http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0103/p01s01-ussc.html You’ll want to read the article before you continue reading this post. The...

Teaching to Understand

Feb 20, 2008 | Leading the Church, Methodism

Are you a teacher? This question applies to us as it did to the great teacher of the Jewish law, Nicodemus. Nicodemus was so busy teaching the concept, he was failing to live it.  So how do we become better teachers? The most recent sermon in the Lenten Sermon Series...