November 18, 2013
So, it’s almost 2:00 AM on a Sunday and I’m still awake. I’ve been wrestling with sermons over the coming weeks and am a bit frustrated. Normally I try to prepare my sermons some time in advance just in case … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 12:59 pm
September 30, 2013
I have come to really enjoy trees over the past few years. My wife has helped me take notice of this beautiful part of creation in its varied forms. As fall approaches, I’m sure most of you will look at … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 6:43 pm
September 4, 2013
Sorry I haven’t blogged for some time. Life has been kicking me around with the busyness of everything. Long story short? Moved to a new charge in June of this year (United Methodist speak for moving to a new church … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 3:01 pm
April 25, 2013
Lent is not too far behind us and we are in the midst of the Easter Season. It’s quite an interesting time because the Bishop of the Memphis Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Bill McAlilly, has called us … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 4:10 pm
March 25, 2013
On the first day of Holy Week, our true Lord began His Triumphal Entry. (Luke 19:28-44) On the second day of Holy Week, our true Lord made the sellers in the Temple flee. (Luke 19:45-46) On the third day … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 3:19 pm
February 19, 2013
I recently read a short blurb on Twitter which mentioned how important it is for religious leaders to use social media because, if you’re not online, you don’t exist to anyone under thirty. This reminded me of a discussion I … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 11:55 am
January 28, 2013
Recently I was at a meeting where my District Superintendent was speaking. He told all present that over the next few months he would be asking the ministers in our district about their devotional lives. Honestly, I was pleased with … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 9:30 pm
January 2, 2013
“When world-views collide, as they do in pluralistic societies, our hero systems are relativized and called into question. This undermines the existential armor we need to achieve a workaday equanimity in the face of death. And when facing this prospect, … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 10:00 am
December 31, 2012
An excerpt from one of my favorite books. “While some people idealize the ancient past, others authenticate their present beliefs by vilifying their immediate predecessors. This occurs, I think, because many people need to define themselves in contradistinction to the … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 2:37 am
December 28, 2012
I wanted to share with you a communion invitation from our Christmas Eve service. It’s modified from the Wisdom of Solomon and was very meaningful to me. Receive the food of angels, which comes to you without toil, this is … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 2:45 pm
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