What an auspicious and just plain awesome day this is in the life of Heritage United Methodist Church! It has felt like there is something worth celebrating every week of the four weeks I have been here, but this one… Continue reading

Without a doubt the first order of business today is to pause and offer a prayer for those who are struggling the most with this oppressive heat. I am sure most people reading this today have ready access to an… Continue reading

Entrepreneurs are some of my favorite people. Throughout my career in the business world and even now I have always been impressed to see the way they become seized by a vision of  the “not yet” and then set out… Continue reading

Don’t get me wrong… today – Tuesday, March 8, 2011… I am loving the fact that I am sitting here on Anna Maria Island dabbing lotion on my newly sunburned cheeks while my workmates back in Kansas City are facebooking… Continue reading

Could it be as simple as cornbread? As I went to bed last night I was aware of a great restlessness in my soul. There were several different factors contributing to this state, details of which are not immediately relevant.… Continue reading

Each of us has a choice. We can decide to live forgiveness or not. The real issue behind forgiveness is a foundational decision about how we choose to be defined. Deciding to be defined by God, first and foremost, is… Continue reading

I was in the middle of “Christian Traditions” class at Saint Paul School of Theology on September 11, 2001 at 9:30 in the morning. We came up for our break at the one-hour mark and saw people sitting in front… Continue reading

… Job seekers over 50 make. (from Michelle Goodman, posted originally on the ABC News’ website)  A good portion of the e-mail I receive is from readers over age 50 who are looking for work after a layoff. Many tell… Continue reading

Our little dog Molly is a demon in disguise. She is a mix between a soft-coated Wheaten Terrier and a Jack Russell. So there is the spunky, smart, take-on-all-comers attitude about her that regularly makes life interesting. She has had… Continue reading

Tonight, during the meeting of the group of people dealing with depression, I posed the question of the role that their religious faith played in helping them deal with depression. What I was expecting was a collection of statements along… Continue reading