Some friends of mine had taken the long drive to visit the Deep South state in which they had grown up and from which they had long departed. They glided past featureless fields… read more

When I say “Jonah,” I bet most people think about the story of a reluctant prophet. Balking at God’s call to go to Nineveh, Jonah took a boat as far as you can… read more

Charles and Gregg are joined by Elizabeth Henneke to discuss the enormous number of youth serving time in adult prisons, how they get there, and how she is leading efforts to help … read more

This article is the second in the Remembering Who We Are series discussing current issues facing The United Methodist Church. This fall I have used a simple drawing of… read more

Just below you'll find the preaching blog for October 8th I posted a couple of months ago. Let me add now that I am pretty certain I will say something about the Las Vegas mass… read more

With the quick pace of news these days, it can be difficult for any one thing to receive sustained attention, no matter how worthy. While communities in Texas, Florida, and the… read more