We've played this video every week during the Wash Me! series:It has a) given me time to roll my little table to the middle of the platform! and b) served as a weekly reminder that we are looking together at God's power to wash us thoroughly, to cleanse us completely...

I've been noticing some awfully thin lines recently.Like there are thin lines between:Spiritual passion and mental instability.Doctrinal purity and judgmental hypocrisy.Social justice ministry and works without faith. National / Regional pride and idolatry.Attention...

If you Google the words "Shouting Methodist," you'll discover that the phrase is not an oxymoron.Instead, you'll read these words in the first article:One name commonly applied to early nineteenth century Methodists was "shouting Methodists" - a name Methodists were...

In honor of The French Open, today's Top Five Tuesday involves tennis.And since the French Open happens in Paris, I thought it appropriate to focus on the beauty inherent in the game. So: the top five most beautiful shots in tennis. The list is highly subjective, of...

We've all had relationships that are toxic, haven't we?Romantic relationships. Family relationships. Work relationships. Even church relationships.  Those connections that seem to bring out the worst in us.  And sometimes we bring out the worst in them.Kind...

One of the best things I have learned in recent months is the concept of translating the cause.I gleaned these ideas from our friends at Newell & Associates and their High Impact Volunteer Training.It's not quantum physics, but it is a way of inviting people into...

Most of us view church as analogous to a weekly trip to the chiropractor.What happens in a chiropractor's office?The patient assumes the ready position, the doctor places his or her hands in just the right place, and WHOOSH!  A quick movement, a sharp sensation,...

Did you know there is now a Game Show Network?  All game shows, all the time.Which, of course, gets me thinking:  what are my top five favorite game shows of all time?Here they are: a tribute to that uniquely American contribution to the human condition, the...

Do you know the best thing about the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman from John 4?That it has almost nothing to do with the verse everyone thinks it's about:  4:24, where Jesus talks about worshipping in spirit and in truth.Nope.  That's not the heart...

We've all felt this way.Alone, isolated, and ashamed.Occasionally, shame is what we volunteer for.More often, it's what we are victims.However you get there, it's not designed to be a long stay.I believe that as we continue the Wash Me! series, God will do some...