It is the time of year when many churches set their budgets for the following year and conduct their stewardship campaigns. Among Methodist friends I am hearing more and more people (of the ones who have chosen to remain in a local UMC congregations) expressing their...
I was reading information today about a workshop on reducing “control dramas” Here’s some of the information: “What is a Control Drama: How Do We Interact without Tension? How to Recognize Intimidator Behavior How to Recognize Poor Me Behavior...
I wrote the following post shortly after receiving notice of my discontinuing from provisional deacons status in March of 2017. I had failed to preserve it except in a Facebook post. When I came across it today, I decided to preserve it here on my own blog so that I...
The Divine Family…..when we talk about the church, we are not talking about a voluntary society of people who share compatible religious views or similar religious experiences. We are instead talking about those who are related by (re)birth into a new family. We...
Many times when women come into our program and are required to attend church, they are squeamish. One had an absolutely horrible panic attack the first time she walked in with me, she said she was afraid she’d be struck dead by God for daring to set foot in a...
Yesterday I attended a wedding at First United Methodist Church in Clayton, AL, where my family attended when I was a fourth grader. It was strange being there after many years away. I remembered the stained glass windows. I think they are more beautiful now, however,...
