Jessica LaGrone

Doing #1000wordwofsummer for two weeks starting today!

#Leadership - The how reveals the why

@teddyrayKY We knew all along you would graduate with flying colors. You bring your whole self to everything you do. So proud of everything wrapped up in this thread. Thankful for you and your family.

A story about midlife career change. On my 40th birthday, I told my wife, Emily, "If I were 10 years younger, I think I'd go to law school." I'd said that a few times, mostly as a regret—a possibility that had passed. 🧵

So, here’s the thing. The idea that in the end women will come to regard anything they do besides marrying and having kids as skubalon is a really comforting cultural myth. But there’s really no more reason to think it’s true of women than it is for men. I’m not opposed to

@EdwardVersaii What source is this from? Interesting

tbh I do see this paper and go wow there are a lot more Methodist/Wesleyans in the states that people seem to realize. ALSO the FMC is small but we DO have more than 44k LOL this is sooo

Rest in peace, #JimmyBuffett. Thanks for the music, the joy, and the laughter.

@LeeStrobel @KSPrior Sounds like nonfiction is working better for you!

@KSPrior It’s NOT the one and only novel I’ve written — The Ambition, whose sales were probably in single digits.

So what is the Great American Novel?

Announcing My Hire at Asbury Theological Seminary: kevinmwatson.com/2023/06/20/ann…

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@therevdodger After one bishop admitted to praying God would smite those who supported the traditional plan and another future bishop called the same people a virus, why would anyone be surprised?

@plawler111 Welcome home!

Christ Church Memphis has voted by a 99% margin to join the new Global Methodist Church over the Foundry Network. #GMC

The fastest growing denomination (Assemblies of God) in the US has female pastors. And they are theologically conservative. The idea that churches who have female pastors will fall down a slippery slope of not reaching people and/or adopting liberal theology is JUST. NOT. TRUE.

@JohnMeunier United Methodists has only existed since 1960’s. Methodism has been going a lot longer than that.

"Are you called to be a Methodist or a United Methodist?" -- a question someone asked today that I'm going to be chewing on for a while

My teacher, mentor, and friend. Thankful for him in this 100th year and every year

@KSPrior Hi from the infield!

Kentucky Derby, baby!!!

#texashockey Drew’s first NHL game. Go Stars! ⭐️

@swanck Sarah!!! I’ve been off Twitter and just saw this! Sounds like the book needs a sequel!

Driving up to church tonight to lead a book club discussion on @JessicaLaGrone new book #outofchaos - when I promptly spilled 14 cups of piping hot coffee in the trunk of my car. Seems like a fitting illustration. Much like my life. 😑

I've been watching livestreams from several Jurisdictional Conferences. Thus far one theme seems to have emerged from all of them: The future of the #UMC is the wide road of the secular world rather than the narrow road of the Gospel (Mt. 7:13-14).

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