Yeah, I sound like a broken record, but like any convert I want to encourage anyone who reads this blog, follows me on Facebook or Twitter, or who simply lands here by accident, to think about attending the Upper Room’s Soulfeast Conference at Lake Junaluska. No, it’s not as hip as the Wild Goose Festival, […]
Category: Pilgrimage
For several years now I have heard friends throughout the states belittle the value of denominations in our country. “We are in a post-denominational world” they say. “Denominational structures get in the way of ministry. Why do you continue on a a dying system?” There are many days when I agree with them, many days […]
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A Requiem for Henry
Long ago, back when I was just a kid, in the days when gospel music involved more polyester and pomade than guitars and drums, I stumbled into a place called Fellowship. By day, it pretended to be a bookstore, but on certain nights the books would be pushed aside, the pulsing fluorescent tubes would be […]
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Like Breath and Water
We need prayer – like breath and water. It keeps us alive. –Ciona D. Rouse from “Like Breath and Water: Praying With Africa” Last night I went to Africa. I didn’t catch a midnight flight out of Nashville International and head to Lagos, although I confess I might indeed do that sometime in the next […]
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Wish I Was There…
A year ago this weekend, I found myself sitting here: It was the terrace of the Pilgerhaus in Tabgha in the Gallilean region of Israel. I was there on a pilgrimage with 19 other clergy folks at the start of two weeks that was renewing and transformative. I can’t say enough how wonderful the fully […]
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Wish I Was There…
A year ago this weekend, I found myself sitting here: It was the terrace of the Pilgerhaus in Tabgha in the Gallilean region of Israel. I was there on a pilgrimage with 19 other clergy folks at the start of two weeks that was renewing and transformative. I can’t say enough how wonderful the fully […]
Well who knows how long it will last, but here is the first in what I hope will become part of a series of podcast reviews on “The Shack,” by William P. Young. Review #1 — The Shack
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Only Wonder Understands
It’s been right at five years since I started writing this blog, and a lot of water has flowed under the bridge in that time. When I began I was relatively new to ministry, serving as an associate pastor in a large church in the suburbs. Since then I have made the journey to being […]
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Heading on a Pilgrimage…
I can’t write for long, but I’m in Atlanta at the Emory Conference Center for a pre-gathering for the pilgrimage I am making to Israel this April. I am gathering with 19 other pastoral types from a variety of denominations to think, pray, and prepare ourselves for this trip to our version of Mecca. Be […]
only wonder understands 