I enjoy using Twitter, and wanted to try to state the essence of several parables in the length that would be acceptable as a tweet – 140 characters or less. After reading Luke 10:25-37, I came up with the following tweet: Love God, love your neighbor and know that the people that you least expect […]
I enjoy using Twitter, and wanted to try to state the essence of several parables in the length that would be acceptable as a tweet – 140 characters or less. After reading Luke 8:1-15, I came up with the following tweet: Like when planting seed, sharing God is received in different ways. Be okay with […]
I enjoy using Twitter, and wanted to try to state the essence of several parables in the length that would be acceptable as a tweet – 140 characters or less. I used the TNIV translation to come up with the following tweet of Matthew 25:14-30. Those who are faithful will be rewarded with more opportunity. […]
Today through Thursday I am at the 2009 Kansas Area Seminar for Professional Ministry this year with the theme – The Methodist Movement: Revival not Survival. You can download a PDF with more information about the event here. I am grateful for the opportunity to take time a way for renewal and learning. I will […]
I invite you to Justice Jam 2009 this Saturday. This is a benefit event for Love146. From their website: The trafficking and rape of children for profit is one of the darkest stories on the planet. This physical, mental and emotional trauma leaves children broken and scarred for life. Interventions for these children are critical to […]
I found Transformational Architecture: Reshaping Our Lives as Narrative by Ron Martoia to be an excellent book that reaffirms the importance of telling the whole story in scripture when having spiritual conversations with non or nominally religious people. Martoia asserts that a focus on the brokenness of people without telling of the creation of humanity in […]
Kevin Watson at http://deeplycommitted.com has started an experiment to see how much social capital Methodist bloggers have. This experiment was prompted by the feeling among some Methodist bloggers that United Methodism does not always do as good of a job as it could at getting the Wesleyan message out there, particularly on-line. So, he wants […]
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I am proud of… my wife.
Last for this non-comprehensive blog journey and certainly not least is my wife, Nicole Conard. She is an amazing woman, wife and pastor. I am proud of the way that she lives out her calling to ministry. The way that she cares for people and the passion that she has for renewing the church are […]
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I am proud of… my sister
My sister, Kristin Conard, is a fun loving, hip English teacher at Rider and Rutgers University. She has more adventure in her little finger than many people have in their entire body. I am proud of the way that she has pursued her dreams and doesn’t let geography get in the way. She has studied […]
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I am proud of… my brother
My brother, Jonathan Conard, is a great brother. He is a full time teacher at Sterling College. I think that this is really cool. He is going to complete his PhD this year – an amazing accomplishment. All this while being a dad to the cutest niece anyone could ask for, Katie. We spent a […]
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I am proud of… my mom
I am proud of my mom, Joyce Conard. She cares for people in a profound way and I have felt her care for many years. I respect her knowledge as a nurse and her flexibility to work in many different settings throughout her working life – learning something new at each place. I am impressed […]
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I am proud of… my dad.
As I am starting off the new year, I wanted to take some time to share how proud I am of close family members. I have shared life with each one in a special way and each has taught me how to live. I am going to start with my dad. My dad, Mark Conard, […]
Rev. Andrew Conard 