Israel Pilgrimage 2012
I’m in Israel! And I hope you’ll follow along with this trip. Read about it on Facebook, follow me @expatminister or check out real-time tweets from Christie & I by searching for #israhale on Twitter, and read daily reflections over at http://perritteumc.wordpress.com
10 Ideas for 2011′s Texas Annual Conference
I love going to Annual Conference; the changes which Texas has made to make it more accessible, more interesting, and more vibrant has really changed my attitude. And worship–wow. I’d put Melissa Burnham and DeAndre Johnson up against anyone in the country for their ability to lead an amazing group of people into new heights … Read more
Discipleship and Attending Worship
One of the things that Mike Gaffney said this morning has really stuck with me. When asked, “How many college students attend worship” at his collegiate church-based ministries, he would respond, “I don’t know and I don’t care. The much better question is, ‘How many students are connected in relational way to a member of … Read more
Courage: Hearn Lecture by Bishop Huie
I had the pleasure this evening of getting to hear Bishop Janice Riggle Huie speak at First UMC Beaumont as a part of the Hearn lecture series. It appears that she spoke this morning to the congregation on “Connection,” and this evening’s reflection on “Courage” focused on the story of Paul, Silas, and Jason in … Read more
Chess, Dysfunction, and Misfits
Pity the child who has ambition Knows what he wants to do Knows that he’ll never fit the system Others expect him to Chess is perhaps one of my favorite musicals. A product of the 1980s, with a libretto by award-winner Tim Rice & music from Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus (two members of ABBA), … Read more
Texas Conference Constitutional Amendment Balloting
Here are the numbers given this morning at Annual Conference for constitutional amendments # + -1 398 7042 373 7163 166 9324 148 9445 164 9276 309 7857 175 9308 852 2389 812 25610 150 90811 220 87612 162 93413 149 94214 173 91915 613 45116 168 93717 827 25818 176 92319 888 18720 160 … Read more
Memorials & Remembering
Each year, the first action of the Annual Conference as it is called to order, is to participate in a worship service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance…or, in common parlance, the memorial service. Until we shortened conference, it was always after lunch on Memorial Day; now, it’s the night before. As the rest of the society … Read more
Second Sight
Not to put too fine a point on it, but great minds think alike… The most recent dispatch from Bishop Janice Riggle Huie (Houston area, United Methodist Church) is another exercise in perceiving the presence of God, and worth a read: Seeing the Presence of God May you see and feel in a profound way … Read more
