Monthly Archives: September 2005

I agree with Skevington Wood that “evangelist” may be the best one word description of John Wesley. Here’s my account of John Wesley on evangelism.

On a daily basis, our plans change as we become more involved in providing help and support to our brothers and sisters from New Orleans. Future training will become general volunteer training.  We will still do some of the cooking and … Continue reading →

Many are writing about lessons learned from our experience with Hurricane Katrina and it’s aftermath. Here are a few things I’ve observed. People procrastinate. Whether it’s evacuating or ordering evacuations or any of the myriad other things that weren’t done … Continue reading →

I have been working among the many churches in the Waco area in our cooperative planning for receiving and offering aid and shelter to evacuees from hurricane Katrina’s wake. Several churches that have opened as shelters have done so in … Continue reading →

Dear United Methodists in the Central Texas Conference: What a great spirit there is as United Methodists of this region respond to the needs of our neighbors from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. I have mixed emotions these days. It is … Continue reading →

I think our country’s love of law has gone overboard. In Christianity Today we read of the case of Xiaodong Li, a Chinese Christian criminal, arrested and tortured for have a Christian gathering in his home. China, a country estimated … Continue reading →

A Palestinian woman had a romance with a Palestinian man. Problem was that she was a Muslim and he was a Christian. Her family took the honorable way out – they killed her. Authorities heard something was up and decided … Continue reading →

Just caught a discussion on the evacuation of New Orleans. The question was what ought to be done with those who are still refusing to leave their homes? The answer was something to this effect: “Since last hurricane season we … Continue reading →

Here’s an MP3 of today’s message – Learning from John Wesley: The Christian Life.

An Episcopal Letter to the Texas Annual Conference Churches Sunday Morning September 4, 2005 Dear United Methodist Brothers and Sisters, Resurrection Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I write to all of you this day to tell … Continue reading →