Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can. This quote, often attributed to John Wesley, is a favorite of mine. To…
Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” As Christians, we know our faith in Christ defines who we are…
UMCOR is a ministry of The United Methodist Church. As part of the UMC General Board of Global Ministries, the people of UMCOR focus all their energies on serving vulnerable persons affected by crisis or chronic need. They provide humanitarian relief when war, conflict, or natural disaster disrupt life to such an extent that communities are unable to recover…
As a commentary on the importance of human interaction, the English poet John Donne once wrote, “no man is an island unto himself.” From the moment each of us is born, we are initiated into a societal collective. We become a part of something we all desperately need, a community. Human beings were created to…
A fresh start, a new beginning. Those are the words that crossed my mind as my wife and I began our move to sunny Maricopa. The only problem was, before we could arrive, we had to go through the hassle of moving, of collecting boxes and packing up. I once read that moving, aside from…
Is this fall? Some of it seems like fall. I think of this time of year as the time of “moving on”. Every year at this time, our kids are scrambling to get the last of the school supplies they will need, the latest in fashion and foot wear or the new uniforms they will need for…
To the People of The United Methodist Church: The Council of Bishops brings you greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who has called us to be servant leaders of the church. In 1812, Bishop Francis Asbury, Bishop William McKendree and General Conference Secretary Daniel Hitt sent the first letter to…
This week is the most special week of the entire Christian year! It is the reason we are Christians. It is the reason we have a church. This is it: Jesus is risen from the dead! We will walk through the valley of the shadow this week, re-telling the story of the Last Supper, the Crucifixion, and the darkness of Saturday. We…
This week, I am in Kirkland, Washington. I’ve had the opportunity to listen to two of my favorite pastors, Andy Stanley and Craig Groeschel. I don’t know them personally, nor do they know me, but I do know them from their writings, websites and videos. I learned a great deal today about leadership. I learned what makes great leaders, what hinders leaders,…
We have much to celebrate this week! Several folks from Journey attended Leadership Training last Saturday. Journey’s website was lifted up as an example of excellence in one of the workshops. Kudos to Jen Salta for making our website shine. Thank you to Marvin Brown, Khyle Burnham, Carol Steinke, Joy Bentley and Phyllis Conlon for attending sessions. Tonight, we will join together…