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Reflections on Worship
As I went to bed Saturday night I knew I needed to worship Sunday morning. But I also knew that five days of more than 1,000 United Methodists was at least enough, so Google and I discussed my options. I…
Read MoreThe Trust Clause, part II
I had dinner last night with some other members of the East Ohio delegation after we all had a busy and at times frantic day in committees trying to get through our legislation. They had heard the news about the…
Read MoreTearing down silos
Friday afternoon in my Local Church Committee we came across three interesting petitions. The topic was how the annual conference should deal with the assets of a local church that had closed. The petitions came from GCF&A, GBOD and UMRA….
Read MoreThe power of dreaming about Powerball
On Sunday morning I woke up but then began dreaming again. No, I didn’t go back to sleep. Instead I checked the news. No one had won the Powerball jackpot. I had four more days to dream. So from now…
Read MoreLessons From a 3-Day Walk
Yesterday my wife Chris wrapped up her participation in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure. From early Friday morning until yesterday afternoon she and about 1,000 others walked 60 miles around western Cuyahoga County. Many of you are…
Read MoreCapital Campaign Help
I have a hunch that there are lots of churches in our Conference that have put off capital campaigns in the last four years or so. With a struggling economy and plate income a challenge, it just did not seem…
Read MoreOf Casinos and Rain Outs
If you want to rile up some United Methodists bring up either casino gambling or the use of Native Americans as mascots. Today I’m doing both. I hope you’ll look past these offenses to find the message behind my post….
Read MoreRealigning to normal
Last week I heard a business guru give his tool to assess the success of small businesses given the difficult economy the last few years. “If you’re still open, you’re a success.” But then he admonished them to get out…
Read MoreYou can’t be too safe
It has become a key phrase in our society: “You can’t be too safe.” This notion when it comes to raising children prompted Lenore Skenazy to write Free Range Kids, a book and now a blog. In it, she reminds…
Read MoreValue of a Friend: $118
Mastercard’s “Priceless” ad campaign is world-famous and fairly well satirized at this point. In those ads you might expect to see Friendship identified as “Priceless.” But a survey by the Gallup folks in 1998 puts a definite value on friendship, $118. …
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