Today as I was praying through today’s Morning Office, one of the prayers really hit a cord with me. It’s a passage from the Apocryphal Book the Prayer of Manasseh. It says this: And now, O Lord, I bend the knee of my heart, * and make my appeal, sure of your gracious goodness. I [...]
Archive for March, 2010
The God of Repentance
Posted in Reflections, tagged Cross, Grace, Lent, Morning Office, Prayer, Repentance on March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Fool’s Gold
Posted in Reflections, tagged Prayer, Psalms on March 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On of the suggested Psalms for this mornings prayer is Psalm 12: 1 Help me, LORD, for there is no godly one left; * the faithful have vanished from among us. 2 Everyone speaks falsely with his neighbor; * with a smooth tongue they speak from a double heart. 3 Oh, that the LORD would [...]
Nobody Knows the Troubles I Face
Posted in Reflections, tagged Morning Office, New Testament, Prayer, Suffering on March 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s New Testament reading, 2 Corinthians 1:1-7 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God that is in Corinth, including all the saints throughout Achaia: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and [...]
Palm Sunday Podcasts!
Posted in Podcasts, tagged Podcasts, Sermons, Sunday School on March 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My Palm Sunday sermon and Sunday School lesson podcasts are up on Ripley FUMC’s website! Check it out!
Being a Pastor versus Being a Son
Posted in Essays, tagged Family, Pastor on March 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’ve had the chance the past few months to put on some different shoes. As a pastor I’ve very used to the hospital. I’ve spent time visiting in Jackson, in Memphis, in Tupelo and in nearly every every major hospital in Mississippi. But, in past few months, I’ve had a different perspective. My mom has [...]
Dry Spells and Voices
Posted in Essays, tagged Prayer on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been going through a dry spell recently. Been really busy. I was a play a month or so ago, and that took a lot time. Of course church always keeps you pretty busy. And responsibilities within our Annual Conference. Family. Etc, etc, etc. We’ve all been there, haven’t we? We’ve all had those moments [...]
Leadership
Posted in Essays, tagged Leadership, Local Church on March 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Tonight, I’ve been thinking about leadership, particularly within the church. I just heard the story of preacher somewhere within the state of Mississippi that did something so incredibly stupid that it made my head hurt. This action made me mad for a a couple of reasons. But, the main was because this person had been [...]
My Thoughts Upon the Controversy at 2009 Annual Conference
Posted in Essays, tagged 2009, Annual Conference, Controversy, Mississippi, UMC on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a geek. I’ve embraced it. It’s what I am, and I do not deny it. So, being the geek that I am, one of my favorite movies is Star Wars: A New Hope. It’s the story of Luke Skywalker and the beginning of his journey to be the hope to an oppressed people. It’s [...]
Budgets, Church, and Change
Posted in Essays, tagged Budget, School, UMC on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was at Rotary this past week here in Ripley and the president of the Mississippi School Board Association was giving a talk. It wasn’t the world’s most exciting talk (it is Rotary after all – and I love Rotary, but still). I was paying attention, but not too much, until he got to talking [...]
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