methodist musings

Shout to the Lord
last night american idol put together an “ok” show with “idol gives back”.
to close the show the contestants appeared on stage singing “shout to the lord”. apprently, though i didn’t catch it, they changed the lyrics from “my jesus, my savior” to “my shepherd, my savior”. while some folks […]

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i think i wrote about this once before a few months ago, but it’s struck another chord with me. i’m working on a workshop i’m doing during a sr. high retreat this weekend called “living in an imperfect world”, and i’m using shane and shane’s “embracing accusations”. give this link a look

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the sermon series in church is called “going deeper”; it’s a focus on deepening your spirituality through practicing the spiritual disciplines. today’s focus was confession and what it means to be honest with yourself, with god, and with others. the pastor spoke on communion and the united methodist meaning of an open table. […]

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some ministries are successful, and some aren’t.  that’s a given.  as i look at ministries at various age levels, different size communities, and churches, i’ve been paying more attention to the leadership and how spiritually fresh those people are.  it’s interesting to observe ministries from a difference.  when people call for training i present on […]

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