Friday, August 04, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,  

This last weekend I was in Oklahoma City. (I'll tell you more about my experiences in two churches there below) and returned to Kansas City on Monday.  I've spent this week writing, trying...

Friday, July 28, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

I want to begin this e-note by sharing with you that one of our long time members and leaders here at the church passed away this week. On Wednesday morning Don Mauery entered God's heavenly Kingdom....

Friday, July 21, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

I'm writing this e-mail from the Lake of the Ozarks where I've spent the last couple of days writing. Once I began writing earlier this summer I quickly discovered that the ideas swimming around in my...

Friday, July 14, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

I hope this e-mail finds you doing well. Here's what I'll cover today:

1. Summer Festival a Huge Success2. Live in Lenexa, Shawnee, Olathe? Join Me This Weekend at Rez West!3. Resurrection Once Again...

Friday, July 07, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

I've been in the office the last couple of days for interviews and meetings. We're interviewing candidates for the contemporary music director for our new Resurrection West campus. I also had a chance...

Friday, June 30, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

I'm writing this once again from the Lake of the Ozarks. After spending the first two weeks of my time away working on sermon research and outlines for the next twenty-four months, and then last week in...

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

I'm writing this e-mail from the Lake of the Ozarks where I have been alone on three days of silent retreat at a friend's house. During this time I've enjoyed five peanut butter and jelly sandwiches...

Friday, June 16, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

I hope you are having a great summer so far. Each week while on Sabbatical I'm updating you on what I'm up to and hoping, in this way, to stay connected to you while I'm away. It has been a terrific...

Friday, June 09, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

As promised, I'll send you weekly reports from my sabbatical and study leave. This first two weeks away is my annual planning retreat, outlining sermons for the next twenty-four months.

In this...

Friday, June 02, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

As you read this, our pastors, lay delegates, and I are attending the Kansas East Annual Conference held at Baker University in Baldwin City. Annual Conference is a wonderful tradition in United...

Friday, May 26, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

I want to thank those of you who prayed for me last week while I was speaking in Atlanta - your prayers mean more to me than you can know. Included in today's e-mail are a couple of exciting bits of...

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

I'm writing this e-mail from my hotel room in Atlanta where I am preparing to speak to 1,200 pastors at the Festival of Homiletics - a conference aimed at encouraging excellent preaching. I'm really...

Friday, May 05, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

As I am writing this e-mail I just finished spending the last six hours with over 100 military chaplains from across the country, sharing with them leadership and preaching ideas from our congregation....

Friday, May 05, 2006

Friday, April 28, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

As I write this e-mail the Kansas City Symphony is preparing for their concert in our Sanctuary this evening. This is not a part of their pops series which will begin later this year. This is a...

Friday, April 28, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

As I write this e-mail the Kansas City Symphony is preparing for their concert in our Sanctuary this evening. This is not a part of their pops series which will begin later this year. This is a...

Friday, April 21, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

I'm writing this e-mail from my hotel room in Charleston, West Virginia, where I am leading a two-day conference on preaching. Methodism began in the 18th century as a renewal movement within the...

Friday, April 14, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

Today we commemorate the event we have been studying these last few weeks we mark the trial, humiliation, torment and crucifixion of Jesus. This day is called, "Good Friday" only in the light of the...

Friday, April 07, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

During the next ten days we reach the pinnacle of Lent, and its dramatic conclusion on Easter. In today's e-mail I'll share with you more about what's coming up in the next week, and a few other bits...

Friday, March 31, 2006

Dear Resurrection Family,

I hope you're enjoying this beautiful day. Here's what I'll cover in today's e-mail:

1. Resurrection West Update - Things Are Getting Exciting!

2. Daylight Savings This Weekend - Spring FORWARD!...