Home Blog

Blog

17

October 2017

Oct

article

Reports from the Spiritual Frontier: Sean Steele Part II

Join us for a little more of our conversation with Sean Steele, of Saint Isidore's Episcopal Church, as he talks about how they measure their community's impact and what he doesn't...
17

October 2017

Oct

article

Liturgy Man: What is the difference between Christening and baptism?

QUESTION: What is the difference between Christening and baptism?...
15

October 2017

Oct

article

Reports from the Spiritual Frontier: Sean Steele

Join us for a conversation with Sean Steele, priest at Saint Isidore's Episcopal Church, a network of "sacramental communities" in Houston, TX. Hear him share about the theophany t...
15

October 2017

Oct

article

Episode 23 - History Of The Class Leaders Part 2

Steve and Scott continue their interview Dr David Lowes Watson about the history of the class leader....
11

October 2017

Oct

article

REV DOTSON LIVE: Doing Discipleship Differently

It happens in every church. It happens when the business of doing ministry becomes the ministry. It's when we believe the color of the carpet, the strength of our audio/visual syst...
10

October 2017

Oct

article

Liturgy Man: Qui peut recevoir le Saint Cène d'après la théologie et la liturgie de l'Église Méthodiste Unie? Seulement les gens baptisés?

QUESTION: Who may receive Holy Communion according to the theology and liturgy of The United Methodist Church? Only the baptized?...
10

October 2017

Oct

article

Reports from the Spiritual Frontier: Jennifer Difrancesco and Jason Chesnut

Join us for a conversation with Jennifer Difrancesco and Jason Chesnut of the Slate Project, a hybrid online/in-person community located in Baltimore, Maryland (and around the glob...
4

October 2017

Oct

article

A Wesleyan Response to Tragic Events

When I checked the news Monday morning I was shocked, saddened, and outraged by yet another senseless mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada. This one is set apart from all the others ...
3

October 2017

Oct

article

Liturgy Man: Where did All Saints Day come from, and why do we celebrate it as we do?

QUESTION: Where did All Saints Day come from, and why do we celebrate it as we do?...
3

October 2017

Oct

article

Hopelessness is a Liar!

[gallery size="medium" ids="5325"] The recent shootings in the United States and the massacre of innocents around the world are shocking. The root causes behind these tragedies app...
1

October 2017

Oct

article

Episode 22 - History of the Class Leaders

Steve and Scott interview Dr David Lowes Watson about the history of the class leader....
28

September 2017

Sep

article

3 Books to Help Eliminate Anti-Semitic Preaching: Part III

In my last posting, I delved deeper into the contributions of Rebekah Simon-Peter’s writings that help Christian preachers avoid anti-Semitism in the pulpit. Even more important an...
26

September 2017

Sep

article

Liturgy Man: Why is marriage not considered a sacrament in the United Methodist Church?

QUESTION: Why is marriage not considered a sacrament in the United Methodist Church?...
26

September 2017

Sep

article

The Vietnam War Episode 7 – The Veneer of Civilization (June 1968 to May 1969)

If you haven’t taken a look at the new documentary by Ken Burns on The Vietnam War, I strongly encourage you to at least watch Episodes 6 and 7 which cover the tumultuous events of...
25

September 2017

Sep

article

Ask Ken: Whose To Choose?

Q: Can a church member designate a tithe for a special project? This would affect our general fund. I hope you will enlighten me. A: This topic is one on which I often get question...
25

September 2017

Sep

article

The Vietnam War 6: Things Fall Apart (January 1968 to June 1968)

When asked what is the most significant event they remember from their youth, most people will answer, ‘the assassination of President Kennedy’, or ‘the challenger disaster’, or ‘9...
22

September 2017

Sep

article

Vietnam War 5: This is What We Do (July 1967 to December 1967)

I was talking to my mother. I told her not to believe everything that was in the newspapers and what she sees on television because we are losing the war. I told her I might not be...
21

September 2017

Sep

article

Vietnam War 4: Resolve (January 1966–June 1967)

Body Counts After watching four nights of Ken Burns’s “The Vietnam War,” I feel exhausted. Everything seems to be running together as we see the continuing failure of America’s wor...
21

September 2017

Sep

article

Stories of Impact- Africa University

A pair of students from Africa University in Mutare, Zimbabwe give their thanks to the donors and share what receiving an E-reader means for their education....
20

September 2017

Sep

article

The Vietnam War 3: The River Styx

General Westmoreland: “We’re killing these people at a rate of ten to one.”Senator Fritz Hollings: “Westy, the American people don’t care about the ten. They care about the one.” T...