Day: February 11, 2008

Contextualization

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One of the greatest challenges in ministry is connecting the gospel to the surrounding culture. I wonder if there was a time in US history when this was an easier task, back when the nation was young. In such a time, a one-size-fits-all approach worked fairly well. IOW, a Methodist church in one place could … Read more

The Meeting

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Surprise! Before we left the office with Ethan’s social worker, we learned that we will get Ethan tomorrow at 4:00pm (2:00am EST)! Based on what we were told, we expected to get him at the end of our stay, on the way to the airport. The only thing we can figure is that we have … Read more