There just might be a different narrative that will come out of this United Methodist General Conference in 2024.

Sometimes, loving other people can be one of the hardest things God asks us to do.

Perhaps the most difficult thing about dealing with sin isn’t about naming it--instead, the most difficult thing about sin is that being healed from it requires us to be willing to become transformed.

This week, I want to share our values of Invitation

We are forging a path for our church’s future in April!

Judas is no less a beloved child of God than you or me. And any single one of us is capable of Judas’ betrayal and failure.

Love is messy. And when we are called to love our neighbor, that means being in the mess with them sometimes too.

What is God’s? And are we neglecting to offer up to God what is God’s when we fill out our tax returns this year?

There is no doubt that Jesus was angry, but what is maybe less clear is where Jesus’ anger was directed. Maybe he wasn’t as angry at the money changing or selling of animals to sacrifice as he was at the state of faith in his community.

I want to break from my normally scheduled writings to share with y’all my observation of what might have been one of the most contentious and heavily attended Lakewood City Council meetings in years.

In elections, in our own lives, and in the church, transition is inevitable.

Are you resting well? What would that look like for you?

Are there still prophets being raised up among us today?

The story of Jonah is a story in scripture that, far too often, is left in the church nursery or the children’s sunday school room.

How can we receive God’s word when it seems rare? How can we receive God’s vision for us when, today, visions are not widespread?

When Paul encountered some disciples of Jesus in Ephesus, he asked them, “into what, then, were you baptized?”

That isn’t a bad question for us to think about as we enter into this new year.

If I am learning anything in these past few years as a Pastor in this unique neighborhood, it is that we have a lot to explore as to what God is looking for in the “Temples” that we build.

Knowing what Joy is should be simple, and yet it can be really complicated to talk about it.

As we come up on the second Sunday of the season of Advent, a Sunday frequently associated with “peace,” I have felt the need to speak to the horrors we are bearing witness to for the past 60 days in the Holy Lands of Israel and Palestine as a Christian pastor.

I will say this--I think everyone should find something to invest in that is not themselves. I don't think we were made not to share what we have in some way.