Agapé Journeys

Are you transformed by your baptism? Have you considered the power of God's grace to make everything different? Here is an Immigrant Parable that might open your eyes and help you proclaim: "YES! I am baptized!"

An immigrant’s baptism: Immediate new life! “Baptism is an outward sign of inward grace, and a means whereby we receive the same.” ¹ Baptism shares this quality with the Eucharist as sacraments that “…are sign-acts that both expr…

If you are looking for someone with a vision for the next ten years, look no further.
The hope to lift up the Common Good as a motto for the U.S.A. in the 21st Century has lots of merit.
Take a moment to read this review and then decide if you are going to read the book.

Crisis of the Common Good — A Review “Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America” By Senator Chris Murphy (FSG, 2026) There’s a moment in reading Senator Chris Murphy’s…

Heaven on Earth – An official United Methodist view

"The kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God are but two phrases for the same thing. They mean, not barely a future happy state, in heaven, but a state to be enjoyed on earth...." John Wesley...

Heaven on Earth – An official United Methodist view “The kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God are but two phrases for the same thing. They mean, not barely a future happy state, in heaven, but a state to be enjoyed on earth….” …

Before we engage in a Church Visioning process, there are a couple of important lessons from the past we need to learn.
Otherwise, we will simply "keep doing what we've always been doing."

Two Failures in Church Visioning Whenever we engage in the process of Visioning, I think we need to be very careful. I see at least two significant problems with that process, and both of them have to do with our presumptions, bi…