At the end of August, as Hurricane Harvey was flooding southeast Texas, the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood launched a slick, well-designed website containing their… read more

Eighty-one percent. Like old gum on the bottom of your shoe, it’s a number that will cling to everything American evangelicalism does till the end of its days. On November… read more

I grew up in a time of coming together. I didn‘t know enough then to realize that coming together is not the norm for the Christian community. Except for those times when… read more

A post detailing the 12 Reasons Millennials are Over Church has been making the rounds on my social feeds this week and is being widely praised by youngsters and… read more

In 1968 The United Methodist Church in America consisted of 94% white people and 6% people of color. Ironically, in 2013, though America was browning, the demographics were still… read more

I’ve blogged quite a few times about our fragile United Methodist Church, making the case for, but really just pleading for unity. I’ve reflected on how … read more