Who would have believed that it would be possible for the chubby preacher to have finished running the Music City Half Marathon (2008)? I can tell you the truth…it wasn’t easy. For months I’ve gotten up at 5:30 A.M.to run with my training partners. At the beginning of...

As the pastor of our church, I purposefully maintain political neutrality, unless there is a moral issue at stake. (Some would argue every political decision has moral implications.) But, I have learned over the years to respect folks who have different opinions than...

Today is Election Day and Lindsey (my daughter) and I headed to our voting location again. It is hard to believe that Lindsey was three years old the last time we voted for the President of the United States and now she is almost seven years of age. I have made it a...

A fellow pastor and college fraternity brother, Reverend Ron Edmondson, has started a new ministry assignment in Lexington, KY after serving several years in Clarksville, TN (my hometown). His blog about ways to improve in his new ministry inspired me as well. I...

  By William H. Willimon, Special Contributor…   General Conference in Tampa made history as the most expensive ($1,500 per minute!), least productive, most fatuous assemblage in the history of Methodism.  Sunday evening’s “A Celebration of Ministry” fiasco was a...

OUR REAL ADDRESS…   Over the course of a lifetime, the average person will move about 16 times (once every 5 years). That adds up to a lot of boxes and “change of address” cards. In addition to the physical address changes, we also encounter spiritual life-changing...

After journeying through half my life (age 46, 2011), I’ve realized that during the first half of my life I sought success through the eyes of the world (material, prestige, accomplishment). Whereas, I do believe I was moderately successful in the terms of the world,...

A couple of years ago, I stopped by to visit a fellow United Methodist pastor at the church he is serving. I was in the area running errands and thought I would say hello. Upon entering the office suite, I encountered a church volunteer who welcomed me and asked if...