I really enjoy watching The Office. I have not watched it season by season, but caught up on the first three seasons via iTunes. I’m hooked. Two more days until the season premiere. 🙂 Will Jim get together with Pam? Will Michael really get back together with Jan? How will Dwight react to not being […]
Parenting today’s young people presents challenges never faced by prior generations. This class is intended for parents of adolescents through adult children who are concerned about choices their children are making. Emphasis will be given to setting boundaries and standing firm while avoiding arguments. This class will be facilitated by Mo and Pegi Denton with […]
My wife and I are leaving tomorrow for a trip to Israel and Egypt. We will be traveling on an Educational Opportunities tour with Revs. Dustin and Shelly Petz from Olathe Grace UMC as group leaders. We will be on the Holy Land Classic with the Cairo and the Route of the Exodus extension. You […]
My heart is heavy today. A member of the congregation had their grandchildren in town visiting for a few days. The family was at the pool yesterday. At the pool, a two year old grandchild was in a drowning accident. The child was taken to the hospital and then lifeflighted to Children’s Mercy downtown. The […]
This post is in response to the series from NPR, The Young and the Godly. From the website: In a year-long series, NPR brings you the stories of young religious leaders as they begin their first year of ministry in an era of increasingly diverse religious beliefs. We’ll look at why they chose this often […]
Yesterday before the 10:45 service I had a brief conversation with John, a wonderful wise man. I asked “How are you doing?” He replied, Taking what the good Lord gives me and making the best I can of it. Thanks, John, for your wisdom.
Yes, we have a copy of the latest release. My wife, Nicole, is a fan of the Harry Potter series of books and had pre-ordered a copy online. We decided to pick it up at the midnight release at the local Borders. Is there anything that creates buzz and excitement within a faith community […]
Email is a part of my life as a pastor at Resurrection. From communicating with staff, congregation members, volunteers and other pastors it can be a great way to continue a conversation. As a result, I sometimes arrive back on Monday with a crazy number of emails that have built up in my inbox from […]
Summer Fest 2007 came and went yesterday. I had a great time in the dunk tank – one child dunked me 3 out of 3 times! That guy had an arm… It was a fun afternoon and evening. One of the best parts of the day was seeing this sunset on the way home. This […]
Sometimes I think there is a dichotomy that is set up between planning strategically for the future of a congregation and for allowing the free flow of organic growth or entrepreneurship. I believe that this is a false dichotomy. On Monday, I wrote a post about Avoiding Mad Church Disease that linked to an article […]
This summer Nicole and I have enjoyed fresh vegetables weekly from the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program from the Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture. Basically we paid a set amount of money up front and now weekly throughout the summer pick up a bag of fresh vegetables – whatever is in season. It has […]
In the United States we celebrate Independence Day today. What is the true freedom that we celebrate? Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 