Next week the festivities of Leadership Institute 2007 start here at Resurrection. This will be my second year to be here during the event and my first year to lead a workshop. I will be leading a workshop titled “Anchored in Faith: Liturgy and Healing.” In this workshop, we will explore the different types of […]
This six-week session will study this comprehensive book on prayer. It is a great resource and tool to study types of prayers and categorize them to Inward, Outward and Upward prayer. The class will read a few chapters each week, discuss them and put the ideas into practice. If you want a kick-start to enhance […]
A Kansas West Welcome
Welcome to Thoughts of Resurrection! If you are visiting this blog for the first time or are a repeat visitor, I want to welcome you. Here you will find my thoughts about faith, life and ministry. I invite you to check out the features on each of the sidebars – recent comments, archives, top posts, […]
Imagining the Future
Last night I received our copy of the Kansas West Connection in the mail. The Connection is the monthly newsletter of the annual conference. I was published in the “My Faith Journey” section. I submitted the article in August, but was not sure when or if it would be published. I would like to welcome […]
Moral Courage
I heard Bill Tammeus speak this past Sunday at Resurrection. He is working on a book about Jews who survived the Holocaust in Poland with the help of non-Jewish persons. You can read more about this subject at the following post – The Holocaust Book Project. I found one of the more interesting parts of […]
The Office
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 […]
Last Tuesday, I arrived back to the United States from a trip to Israel and Egypt. It was great! Comments have returned from being moderated – so feel free to write what you think. There were many things that made great impressions on me while we were traveling. One of them was my lack of […]
This is a question which I received from a member of the congregation earlier this year. This is a great question, which I am not sure that I am equipped to answer fully with all of its implications. I will answer where I hope the United Methodist Church is going in the next 25 to […]
What is the emerging movement?
This is a question which I received from a member of the congregation earlier this year. When I use the term “emerging movement” I am referring to a movement throughout many denominations in which the way that we live out God’s call in our lives, how we live as the church and the purpose of […]
I am passionate about renewal within the United Methodist Church in Kansas. I believe that Bridges to the Future Capital Campaign for Kansas United Methodists is an important part of this renewal. The following content was provided as a part of the Kansas East Media Packet. “For surely I know the plans I have for […]
I am passionate about renewal within the United Methodist Church in Kansas. I believe that Bridges to the Future Capital Campaign for Kansas United Methodists is an important part of this renewal. The following content was provided as a part of the Kansas East Media Packet. “For surely I know the plans I have for […]
I am passionate about renewal within the United Methodist Church in Kansas. I believe that Bridges to the Future Capital Campaign for Kansas United Methodists is an important part of this renewal. The following content was provided as a part of the Kansas East Media Packet. “For surely I know the plans I have for […]