We rode along in the 1976 Ford pickup making small talk, eating wheat crackers and trying not to cry. The daily trip was two hours to the hospital in Springfield, Missouri, where… read more

I feel myself getting increasingly irked by the use of the phrase, “participation trophy generation.” At first I thought I was just annoyed with the hypocrisy of it… read more

We had promised our son a new bike when we moved to Houston. While he was in Dallas staying with his cousins, I figured it would be a great surprise for him to come home and see… read more

Our doctrinal heritage “Grace pervades our understanding of Christian faith and life,” according to the section on distinctive Wesleyan emphases of “Our… read more

Encountering Matthew In most gospel lectionary texts Jesus says something with teeth, something powerful, some assaulting word of change that sends us running for cover. Last week … read more

Encountering Acts Our chief text on this Pentecost is, as usual, Acts 2. “Jews from every nation under heaven,” had gathered in one place. Then there was a rush of… read more