It is hard to miss this billboard on I-35 just outside of Emporia, KS. I do not think that it is the most helpful way to connect people with Christ. However, I think that there may be a few people who would respond to this type of invitation. I think that one of the least […]
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I had a great breakfast at First Watch with Scott on Tuesday morning. He wanted to talk about an experience in which he felt that a church leader depreciated Christianity in relationship to other religions of the world. The relationship between Christianity and other religions is a topic that I find to be quite complex. […]
At the beginning of 2008, we started a conversation around the sermon series Seeing Gray: Faith Morality and Politics in a Black and White World at Resurrection. You can see my video responses to each of the sermon themes at these links: Where Faith and Politics Meet – Week 1 Bridges and Wedges – Week […]
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Lydia Circle
Last night, I had the opportunity to meet with the women of the Lydia Circle of the United Methodist Women. This is a wonderful group of women who meet on the fourth Monday of each month. They invited me to visit their group so that they could get to know one of their pastors. I […]
I invite you to join the conversation for the sermon series Seeing Gray: Faith Morality and Politics in a Black and White World at Resurrection: Post your video responses or opinions at the Seeing Gray YouTube Channel. Join the conversation with Adam Hamilton around the topics in this series. Week 5 – Invitation Week 5 […]
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Grief is Like…
Last night, I had an amazing time with the grief support group at Resurrection. The group normally work through the GriefShare curriculum, and is great community. I was invited to lead the group for one evening. The Holy Spirit was really at work as the ideas for the evening came together that afternoon and really […]
I watched Martin Luther King Jr.’s entire I Have A Dream speech for the first time this morning. I have seen and heard portions before, but today was the first day that I heard it all. Thanks to Cool People Care for the link.
I invite you to join the conversation for the sermon series Seeing Gray: Faith Morality and Politics in a Black and White World at Resurrection: Post your video responses or opinions at the Seeing Gray YouTube Channel. Join the conversation with Adam Hamilton around the topics in this series. Week 4 – Invitation Week 4 […]
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Married to a Muslim
Brenda, a member of the Resurrection community has a child who is married to a Muslim. I saw her this past weekend and she asked about the best way for her faithful response. Should she witness to her child’s spouse? How should she react to the interfaith marriage? These are great questions, Brenda. My first […]
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Faithful Politics
I saw Carrie, a regular blog reader, this weekend at Resurrection and she had a great request. She asked if I would write on my take on politics sometime here at Thoughts of Resurrection. Politics is a broad topic, but here goes. I attended Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. I thought about and was […]
I invite you to join the conversation for the sermon series Seeing Gray: Faith Morality and Politics in a Black and White World at Resurrection: Post your video responses or opinions at the Seeing Gray YouTube Channel. Join the conversation with Adam Hamilton around the topics in this series. Week 3 – Invitation Week 3 […]
I invite you to join the conversation for the sermon series Seeing Gray: Faith Morality and Politics in a Black and White World at Resurrection: Post your video responses or opinions at the Seeing Gray YouTube Channel. Join the conversation with Adam Hamilton around the topics in this series. Week 2 – Invitation Week 2 […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 