The "And from Bill..." Archive

In the early 1990's a book called “The Once and Future Church” warned mainline churches that profound change was happening in the culture they were trying to serve, and that unless they...

My objections to the death penalty have already made an archive appearance, so today’s entry is not an introduction as much as it is a reminder and expansion of the debate.

You may remember...

In our time issues of sexual orientation are common and growing in societal consensus; that wasn’t true in 1991. The nomination of Michael Kinnamon to be our denomination’s general...

I preached my first sermon at FCCEM in July 1985. I preached the 500th sermon of my tenure here in September 1996. I’ll preach number 1,500 sometime later this year or early next. Time...and...

Though I’m sure most pastors who write newsletter columns dream of readers beyond their congregations registering reactions to their words, most of them are also realists enough to...