Warning: Once is not for those who find the F-Bomb uttered about three hundred and seventy two times to be offensive. I spoke with a former resident of Ireland and he commented that it doesn’t have the same explosive quality there it does here. It is nonetheless, a problem. John Carney is the writer and … More Once
A frequent question in discussions of how we support the United Methodist Church beyond the local church is: “what does our church get back for paying our Mission Shares and Apportionment?” I hear in the “what does our church get back”, a “why” question. Help us understand “why” we support the Conference and levels beyond? Illustration: a … More Supporting the Connectional Church
For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many are one body, so it is with Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:12 (ESV) In my time in the Army, I often heard leaders say while pointing to the US Army strip on our uniforms “there is … More Pronouns Matter
Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. God’s righteousness doesn’t grow from human anger. So throw all spoiled virtue and cancerous evil in the garbage. In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, … More Listening in order to Understand
“Courage is forged in pain, but not in all pain. Pain that is denied or ignored becomes fear or hate.” Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness I think many of us know the expression, “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.” As Brené Brown offers in Braving the Wilderness, that expression is sometimes, but not always,true. Courage can … More Denied Pain: A Redux
The Mindful Leader 