UMC Young Leaders and the 40 Day Prayer Campaign :: An Update

Dear Friends: It has been a little over two weeks since an invitation was issued to young clergy and other young leaders within The United Methodist Church to participate in a 40 day prayer campaign for the denomination.  I can gladly say that over 40 people have committed to write prayers for the campaign, and [...]

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TED Talks: Barry Schwartz on Practical Wisdom

The good news: this guy has read his Aristotle.  TED Talks are a great resource.  If you don’t already know about them, go here, bookmark the site, and take in what is offered there.  In this talk Schwartz talks about virtue and the need for practical wisdom, as well as the need to moralize work. [...]

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Silence

Becoming the kind of person who can be silent before God means realigning one’s notions of efficiency, of productivity, and of time in general. -Samuel Wells, God’s Companions, 87

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Return From Israel!

Yesterday I came back from a trip to the Land of Jesus.  We started in Galilee and ended in Jerusalem.  I got to see a lot of cool stuff, spent some great time with friends and family, and read 3 1/2 of the 5 books I took along with me.  This morning I’ve returned to [...]

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Sexy United Methodists?

Is it strange that someone arrived at my blog by searching, “Sexy United Methodists?” My answer: yes.  I don’t feel the need to elaborate.

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An Open Letter to Young United Methodist Leaders

Dear Friends: All of you know that I did not grow up United Methodist (I think). Some of you know better than others the difficulties I currently face as a young adult within United Methodism. I am a committed Christian, however, and thus have hope for a tomorrow which looks much different than today, a [...]

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Book Review: Kevin Watson’s “A Blueprint for Discipleship”

Last week I received Kevin M. Watson’s A Blueprint for Disciplineship: Wesley’s General Rules as a Guide for Christian Living by mail.  It is a short, engaging book, and I read it the day it fell into my hands.  I did not actually fall there by as though by a divine accident.  I requested the [...]

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The 5 Books I’ll Meet in the Holy Land

Every time I travel I bring too many books.  I anticipate having the time, energy, and space to dive into works that have rested far too long upon my shelf, but I return home and place those books squarely back where they once rested, spines uncracked. During our upcoming trip to Israel I decided I [...]

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Help! Reading Recommendations

Dear Friends: Soon I will be hopping on a plane and taking a week long tour of Israel. Cool stuff. I’m going to be putting down all thesis/research related stuff and only taking along church leadership/leadership/Christian life type reading material. I’m going to be pretty selective–I don’t think I can take along more than 4 [...]

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Team Obliterator Has Been Obliterated.

I have received my wish. Thanks to Ryan for passing along the photo.

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