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...
Feb 11, 2008 | Leading the Church, Methodism
Yesterday, I preached a sermon that asked and partially answered a question of faith. “What are you looking for?” Part of the answer acknowledged the searching questions that occupy our own hearts and affirmed the validity of that search. There’s...
Feb 4, 2008 | General, Methodism, Pop Culture, US Politics
Well, you came back–or perhaps you are reading this for the first time. If you are new to the blog, read the next entry first, then scroll back up. I’ll wait. Great. Glad you’re back. So here’s the deal. One of the reasons that Bad Things...
Jan 31, 2008 | Leading the Church
For three weeks, we’ve been answering questions together. We took on “What’s the Deal with Hell?” and we took a swing at “How Do I Know I’m Saved?” We’ve even asked and answered, “What’s the Deal with...
Jan 16, 2008 | Leading the Church
The Christian Post has a great article by Nelson Searcy of The Journey Church (New York City, NY) on how to deal with five common church growth barriers. Here is a list of the five barriers with a quick summary of Searcy’s thoughts on each. My comments are added in...
Dec 10, 2007 | Theological Thinking
This journal entry was shared with Bishop Dick Wills by The Reverend Jorge Acevedo who is Lead Pastor of Grace United Methodist Church in Fort Myers, Florida. Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:14-“Guard this precious thing placed in your custody by the Holy Spirit who works in...
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