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
Asking the Right Questions (6 of them)
As a pastor, I often get asked the question: “So how do I know what God wants me to do?” And the answer I give is pretty much the standard issue one: pray + read your Bible + listen to the wisdom of the people God gave you + use your own common sense. But … Read more
2009 Annual Conferences
Here are the dates for the 2009 Annual Conferences in the US, arranged by starting date: Red Bird Missionary, May 1-2, Big Creek, Ky. Detroit, May 14-17, Adrian, Mich. Kansas West, May 20-22, Salina, Kan. Texas, May 24-27, The Woodlands, Texas Oklahoma, May 25-28, Oklahoma City, Okla. Minnesota, May 27-29, Saint Cloud, Minn. Greater New … Read more
How Shall We Pray?
It isn’t as if we have a choice. Prayer is like breathing, or communicating with our fellow human beings. We do it, whether we want to or not. I doubt it will even cease after we take our last breath. The question, then, is “How shall we pray?” What will our prayers be like? For … Read more
40 Days of Prayer
I’ve been involved with conversations about what it means to be a young person called to ministry in the United Methodist Church for quite a while now…it’s become something of a career in and of itself! But I got hooked into the conversation that’s going on across our globe about a year ago at the … Read more
