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I’m honored. My article about one of the most profound “holy moments” of my life will be included.
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Did you know that the famous hymn writer, Isaac Watts, said of Charles Wesley's hymn, "Come, O Thou Traveler Unknown," some amazing words? He said, “that single poem, Wrestling Jac
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My “Living Stones” CD is now available on all major platforms! Please do me a favor, friends. You don’t have to buy it. But if you take a few minutes to have a listen to samples on
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The truth shall set us free. Trying to rewrite history doesn't take the truth of January 6 away, and the white supremacy that was associated with it. This judge is right in warning
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Recently, a former president of Asbury seminary, Timothy Tennent, wrote a blog post disparaging the United Methodist Church after his school did not pass the accreditation process
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“And let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.” — Galatians 6:9 In my faith tradition, we just entered a season called “
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I was born in Alabama 4 weeks, to the day, after the March on Montgomery arrived at our capital steps. After Obama was elected president, I went to visit those steps. They were the
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I love being at Fair Haven, though they are way too gracious about me in this video :-).
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Hello friends! I’m thrilled to serve on the team of a 4 Day Academy at Camp Sumatanga planned for this Fall! I wanted to get the word out. I think some of you might be interested.
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I am making public this letter I sent to Senators Britt and Tuberville and my Congressman Gary Palmer. Lives are at stake, my friends, as are international relations. The stakes ar
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I stand up and speak once again. Lives are at stake. This is not a partisan statement. I’m not a partisan person. It’s a matter of the present administration defying all the gray a
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Once again, I find myself writing my senators and congressman. This is addressed to Katie Britt, and I will send a similar one to Tommy Tuberville and Gary Palmer. I am making this
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Six years ago today, the schismatic leadership among North Alabama Methodists released a signed, ten page rebuttal against my letter, “Why I Am Not Leaving the UMC.” My letter had
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In the past few months, I have spoken out against the dangerous mentality of “Christian nationalism,” violence toward immigrants and the lawlessness of ICE, racism in political rhe
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“The only thing that is more powerful than hate is love." I watched the Bad Bunny halftime show and afterward read what the Spanish translated into. I sincerely think it was beauti
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I was looking back over some of my writings from over the years. I found this column I wrote for the United Methodist Reporter in 2012. You can find my column HERE. The last dozen
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I am making this a public letter. It’s too important not to speak out. Dear Senator/Representative, I write to you today as a constituent and a person of faith deeply concerned abo
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I sent this letter to my senators and congressman. I am making it a public letter because this is too important not to. If you are against invading and taking over Greenland, and i
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I don’t think of myself as partisan but as a Christian ethicist. I don’t think one party is wrong or that the other party is right about everything. Some issues are too complex fo
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"Only love is trustworthy; only love is credible," said the pope. "While unity attracts, division scatters." Amen. This is why I chose to remain in the United Methodist Church. htt
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In case you missed it, here’s a link to the Carol Service this year, featuring the Birmingham-Southern College Alumni Choir. It was televised on APT. It is my joy to sing with this
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I’m sending this to those who represent me as well as sharing this with you as an open letter. - Dear Senator/Congressman, I am writing to express my dismay regarding the military
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(Reflecting on a post by John Pavlovitz reposted below) It’s amazing how people can be so obsessed over culture war issues that the gospels never even mention … except of course Je
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13 What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. 14 Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of
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