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WE ARE MOVING! 16 Jun 2012 | 02:29 am
In a spirit of itineracy, the Bishop's blog is moving to a new web page. You can now find Bishop Willimon's blogs, articles, videos, and podcasts at his own personal site: www.willwillimon.com On th...
Sent: An Ordination Sermon 6 Jun 2012 | 12:50 am
Service of Ordination, 2012 Matthew 28:5-8, 16-20 These persons before you, our newest clergy, tonight pledge their lives to one of the most unusual practices in historic Methodism – sent ministry. N...
Reaching a New Generation 30 May 2012 | 03:28 am
One of our Conference priorities is empowering and reaching a new generation of United Methodist Christians. A rising median age of our church indicates that we have much to do to position ourselves t...
Fear of God 22 May 2012 | 03:42 am
When Jesus rose from the dead the disciples were told, “Don’t be afraid.” Those who knew Jesus best, and were in turn known best by him, knew that, while friendship with Jesus is sweet, it is also dem...
Jesus’ Family Values 18 May 2012 | 08:19 am
On the cross, Jesus gets into it with his mother. “Woman, behold thy son,” he says to her. Mary, look at the child you are losing, the son that you are giving over for the sins of the world. Maternal ...
Lost and Found Loving the Lost 8 May 2012 | 07:28 am
I am sometimes asked why so many of our Methodists have actively opposed Alabama’s controversial Immigration Law. Many of our leading educators, law enforcement personnel, and business persons have cr...
Nonviolent Resurrected Jesus 1 May 2012 | 05:01 am
On the night a squad of soldiers arrested him, Jesus mocked them, undaunted, asking if they were armed to the teeth to arrest him, an unarmed rabbi, as if he were a common thief. Ironically, the soldi...
My Call To Action 24 Apr 2012 | 05:51 am
“Competent employees crave accountability; incompetent ones flee it,” writes one of our management consultants. I’m pleased that the North Alabama Conference, through the invention and use of our Dash...
Following Jesus After Easter 17 Apr 2012 | 01:10 pm
I am still haunted by a long conversation I had with a man who was a member of one of my early congregations. He told me that one evening, returning from a night of poker with pals, he had a stunning ...
Resurrection 11 Apr 2012 | 09:02 am
A student, asked to summarize the gospel in a few words, responded: in the Bible, it gets dark, then it gets very, very dark, then Jesus shows up. I’d add to this affirmation, Jesus doesn’t just show ...
