I was born in the hospital at Lyons and have lived in Geneseo, Maize, Wichita, Salina, Pittsburg, Washington, and Overland Park. I always hope to be living in, into and toward God’s kingdom.
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Barack Obama in Kansas City
Last night, Barack Obama held a town hall meeting at the Exhibition Hall in Kansas City, MO. I ventured down there with Nicole and a friend on staff at Resurrection. We arrived about 4:30 to find a large crowd already waiting in the lobby waiting to get in – it was packed. We found that […]
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The Hairstyle of a Preacher – Part Deux
Thanks to all of you who left comments on potential hairstyles. I decided to go with something completely different. This was taken at the Apple Store and emailed to myself via an iPhone. I have heard both that it makes me look older and that it makes me look younger. Making me look older has […]
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The Hairstyle of a Preacher
I really enjoyed preaching at Resurrection at the end of 2007. I heard of several comments from the congregation about my hair. Fascinating… So I decided to experiment with a couple different options and see what you think. The Center Part The Slicked Back The “I want to be like Dan Kimball“ From June 2006 […]
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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 […]
Scott and his wife went to see Falsettos at the Jewish Community Center recently. This raised some questions for them about what are the appropriate uses of the physical space of a congregation. I am not able respond fully to the question for the Jewish Community Center, but would like to respond from what I […]
Last Friday, Nicole and I went to see P.S. I Love You at the theater. Fridays are our day off and it was Nicole’s turn to pick the movie. Who did we see there, but Jason Gant and Jason Watson. They were off to see Alien v. Predator – Requiem – quite a different genre […]
First off – Rock Chalk Jayhawk K-U! I watched the second half of the Orange Bowl last night and watched Kansas beat Virginia Tech 24-21. It was great to see a team from the state of Kansas win in a BCS bowl. Good times 🙂 There were amazing changes of momentum in the game from […]
I have had trouble finding a place where I can get a good hair cut. Until now… I got my most recent haircut at SportClips and I will be going back. There were several things that the church could learn SportClips: Know your target audience For SportClips this is men who need to get a […]
Yesterday was the service celebrating the life of my Grandma Alice Conard. We gathered at First United Methodist in Great Bend around 10:30 AM for visitation, a meal from the United Methodist Women at 11:30, service of death and resurrection at 1:00 PM and committal at the Larned Cemetary following the service. Since July 1, […]
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Christmas is Still Coming
This morning, I was writing down and remembering several stories of my Grandma Alice. And I came to the realization that – Christmas still comes. Over the past few weeks, I have prayed for those who are grieving, are in need of comfort and do not feel much like celebrating this Christmas. Now, I am […]
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Alice Conard
My grandmother, Alice Conard, died tonight. She was 99 years old and she lived a great and full life. Thanks for your prayers.
Rev. Andrew Conard 