United Methodist Church
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Pray a Prayer of Peace
With everything going on in the world today, I know your prayer list is probably full to overflowing. But I wonder… can I coax you into squeezing ONE MORE group of people onto it? Just for today? Please? Can I… Continue reading
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Too Long Coming
It is good to see the United Methodist Church finally “grow a pair,” as they say, and take an unequivocal stand on the side of justice and inclusion. It is just sad that it took them so long to do… Continue reading
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Here in the aftermath…
“Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” (John 12:21, NRSV) Today, words fail. And yet, I have always been encouraged that the attempt to assemble appropriate words can often be the beginning point of the process of healing. So I press on… I… Continue reading
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Daring to die
Picture, if you will, this scene: Jesus gathers with his closest disciples to celebrate the Feast of Passover. They are in the upper room in Jerusalem… the same place they have gathered every year of his ministry. As the last… Continue reading
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Forgive them Father, For They Have Spinned
“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” John 15:12, NRSV Sometimes, my wife really knows how to push my buttons. When she wants to effectively get under my skin, she calls me SpinMaster.… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 