A Response to Rob Renfroe's Open Letter
Yesterday Rob Renfroe, a United Methodist pastor and the president of Good News, sent me a letter (found here) with a critique of the document A Way...
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A Way Forward for a United Methodism?
Over the last couple of months, a group of 80 United Methodist pastors have been meeting by conference call to discuss their response to clergy in the...
Join Me Online Wednesday as Book Tour Begins
I'm excited to let you know that I'll be speaking this Wednesday evening, April 23, at Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C. Wednesday's...
A Crucified King
On Fridays during this season of Lent, I'm posting readings from The Way and its companion devotional. Today's post is an excerpt from The Way:...
Which King Will You Choose?
On Fridays during this season of Lent, I'm posting readings from The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus and its companion devotional. Today's post...
Friends in Low Places
On Fridays during this season of Lent, I'm posting readings from The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus and its companion devotional. Today's post...
The Wind and The Waves Obey Him
On Fridays during this season of Lent, I'm posting readings from The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus and its companion devotional. Today's post...
Assumptions and the Bible
Merriam-Webster defines an assumption as “a fact or statement taken for granted.” We all make assumptions about a lot of things. Occasionally...
Nazareth Rejects Jesus
On Fridays during this season of Lent, I'm posting readings from The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus and its companion devotional. Today's post...
Making Sense of the Bible: An Attempt at an Honest Yet Reverent View of Scripture
I’m excited that today my new book, Making Sense of the Bible: Rediscovering the Power of Scripture Today, is out. I thought in this post I’d...
Are We Just Picking and Choosing? Making Sense of the Bible
I came to faith reading the Bible, 35 years ago. I read it every morning (right now I’m reading through Luke) and I read it again every night as...
Homosexuality, The Bible, and The United Methodist Church
This week Bishop Martin McLee of the New York Annual Conferences of the United Methodist Church announced that he was dismissing a church trial...