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The Bear Mug
A short story for a quick morning read while you drink your coffee … Every good and trusted go-to coffee mug deserves a good story – so here is mine. One day, my wife and I decided to go and spend a few days in the mountains with very good friends who live near Asheville.
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Christ the King, Mother Hen
Preached at Edenton Street United Methodist Church on Christ the King Sunday, November 24, 2024 Scripture: Jeremiah 23:1-6 / Luke 13:31-35 / Luke 23:33-43 Today is Christ the King Sunday. It is a day to reflect on what it means to say “Jesus Christ is Lord and King.” It is a day to explore what
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Dangerous Sermons
See these pews right up here in the front? Years ago, they might have looked a bit different than these we have today. I didn’t reserve them for a special purpose today, but I thought about it! In the early Methodist revivals, there were no nice, cushioned altar rails to come and kneel for prayer.
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What Do You Want Me to Do For You?
A Sermon preached at Edenton Street UMC on November 10, 2024 Isaiah 49:8-13; Matthew 20:29-34 Before I begin, let me say that I have prayed, deliberated, and lost sleep over this day and this service. There is a temptation for preachers in the face of what we might call those “elephant in the room” moments
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Who is the G.O.A.T?
A Sermon for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost / Mark 9:30-37 Who is the G.O.A.T.? Do any of you know what I am talking about? What would you say if someone just came up to you randomly on the street and asked you “Who is the G.O.A.T.?” I mean, it is easy around here, right?
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Jesus’ Essay Question
Who do You Say That I Am? James 3:1-12 / Mark 8:27-38 A Sermon for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost / September 15, 2024 “We are closer to God when we are asking questions than when we think we have all the answers.” – Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel I know that we are just getting
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How is Your Posture?
Sermon Blogging / First Sunday at Edenton Street UMC, September 8, 2024 Mark 7:24-37 How is your posture? This past Wednesday, I had the privilege of sitting down with part of the worship team here at Edenton Street reflecting over this Sunday’s service. It didn’t take more than a moment, and someone noticed I had
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Appointed to a Parish
As of four days ago, I am officially now in a new ministry appointment as a United Methodist pastor in the North Carolina Annual Conference of the UMC. September 1st was my first official start date as pastor of Edenton Street United Methodist Church in Raleigh. Over the next weeks and months, I hope to
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Honest Memory: A Thanksgiving Day Reflection
(This post is an updated version of a meditation I wrote over 20 years ago. I share it today in hopes that it will continue to spark reflection, conversation, repentance, and gratitude) Psalm 78:1-4 Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth. [2] I will open
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Overwhelming
I will be reflecting on my recent travels for some time to come. Over the years I have often personally lived by the “work hard, play hard, pray hard” motto that has been attributed to a 19th-century Episcopal preparatory school warden. I have never taken the “hard” in that phrase to mean difficult, but something
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