Monday, June 30, 2025

Moving to Substack

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After just over a year away from writing,  I invite you to follow me on the new version of the old blog. The name stays the same as I contin...
Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Living in a Time of Change

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 In the United Methodist Church, June is a month of change as pastors move to new churches. Following is an excerpt from the chapter on chan...
Wednesday, May 29, 2024

What the Côte d’Ivoire Departure Means for the UMC

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United Methodist News Service reported yesterday thar the Cote d'Ivoire conference has voted voted to leave the United Methodist Church....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

A Glimpse Behind the Curtain - General Conference 2024

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 Following the 2019 special session of General Conference, I wrote a post looking behind the scenes at what transpired. It included a night ...
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Regionalization - Refuting Tom Lambrecht and the Africa Initiative

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 Earlier this month, Tom Lambrecht of Good News and, soon, the Global Methodist Church traveled to Nairobi to help organize the Africa Initi...
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Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Regionalization - Objections Answered, Pt. 3

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Read Part 1 (Segregation)  here Read Part 2 (it's all about inclusion) here I recently heard a traditionalist leader in the U.S. say tha...
Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Regionalization - Answering Objections, Part 2

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 Read Part 1  here Objection #2: Regionalization is all about promoting LGBT inclusion It is true that regionalization would help those of u...