For Halloween and All Saints weekend, here's a list of "I never thought of that" death-related stuff that may, um, leave you howling (Caution–if you are squeamish or don't like talking about death, now is the time to click out to a happier, fuzzier blog): WalMart has apparently begun selling caskets and funeral urns via …
Radiolab believes your ears are a portal to another world. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience. Big questions are investigated, tinkered with, and encouraged to grow. Bring your curiosity, and we'll feed it with possibility. via www.wnyc.org As an insatiable podcast listener, I love stuff that makes …
Click here for the audio of this week's sermon or subscribe to "Bob Kaylor's Sermon Podcast" on iTunes. Download MeaningoftheCross – the Powerpoint presentation for the sermon. This week, we looked at what it means when we say, "Jesus died on the cross for our sins." The answer lies within the whole narrative of Scripture …
Just sitting here in the Denver International Airport waiting for my flight home from our annual Rocky Mountain Conference clergy retreat and thought I'd do a little reflecting for my readers. Some of you who attended the retreat may want to add your comments. I was really excited that our Bishop, Elaine Stanovsky, was leading …
Reflections on the Clergy Retreat and the Missional Leader Continue Reading »
Download AdBoardRetreat09-2 for the missional leadership slide presentation from the 2009 Clergy Retreat at Snow Mountain Ranch.
Focus Text: Mark 2:1-12 As this passage of Mark’s gospel opens, we find Jesus in Capernaum in a house that the context suggests was actually his house. When word gets around that he’s returned home, people begin gathering at the house – clamoring for attention, to hear him and experience some of the healing that …
This week's sermon podcast is up on iTunes and on our web site. I really enjoyed talking about Matthew this week and all the thematic stuff that's so important to understanding where the text is taking us. I've also attached the Powerpoint slides from this morning's sermon so that you can follow along and have …
Despite spending ten years in the military, I can't say that I've ever been much of a runner. Maybe it was the whole obligation thing or, perhaps more likely, it's just the pain of it all. I remember in basic training that I got shin splints so bad that I had to go on …
One man. Nine extraordinary quests. On a mission to understand the mysteries of modern life — from love to work to fame — A.J. Jacobs becomes a human guinea pig and immerses himself in a series of radical lifestyle experiments. To figure out how to reclaim his dignity, he follows George Washington’s 110 Rules of …
It's been a quiet week here in Park City, where all the women are pony-tailed, the men are on mountain bikes and the children are parking their new BMWs in the high school lot… Patrick Swayze's passing was sad, but it's interesting to me that in the list of all his movies, "Red Dawn" gets …
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This week's sermon audio is up online on our web site. Daniel is one of those books of the Bible that doesn't get a lot of press, except for during kids Sunday School or Vacation Bible School. We all know the stories of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and Daniel in the lion's den, but the …
Whew, what a week! Actually, it's been pretty much non-stop for the last two weeks as we work on class assignments and dissertation research. But here comes Sunday, and I am extremely grateful for a Sabbath rest. I'm looking forward to taking about a mile walk to the Wilmore Free Methodist Church for their late …
We're back in Wilmore and fully engaged in a biblical interpretation course at the moment, but I thought I'd give you some brief impressions of what I learned out of the Houston church immersion experience that I hope to bring home with me: 1. Prayer is the undergirding of every important work in ministry. I …
It's been a couple of whirlwind days here in Houston on the church immersion experience. We've visited a large, wealthy suburban church with impressive facilities, a ten-year old church plant with a vibrant leader, a house church in a tough neighborhood, an inner city mission church, an amazing entrepreneurial church that put together several 501c3 …
Greetings from Wilmore, Kentucky and Asbury Theological Seminary, I'm here for the next three weeks working on a second round of classes for my Doctor of Ministry degree in Preaching and Church Leadership. I arrived on Sunday afternoon and then hit the ground running on Monday morning as we began working through the processes and …