Grinding The Beans
Ken CarterLife, leadership and a generous orthodoxy for all of us. And why we grind the beans.
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Standing in the Gap with Haiti/Summer Solstice (June 27, 2026)
Good morning friends. I hope you are finding respite from summer heat. I have been grinding the beans this week, drinking Concord Coffee’s Honduras Organic Pacavita. This may be the most delicious coffee I can recall drinking. Wow.
I watch...
The Western North Carolina Annual Conference Meeting Thus Far (June 19, 2026)
So this week I offered reflections on Monday and Tuesday mornings. I will be immersed early Saturday morning in preparation for presiding at annual conference. I am writing late on Friday evening, in the hopes that you won’t see it until to...
Why do I do this work?
Why do I do this work?
I worshipped on Sunday morning at Love First, which is an emerging faith community of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. It is a part of an initiative funded by the Duke Endowment t...
Preparing for Annual Conference (June 15, 2026)
Good morning friends.
As promised, today I am writing on a Monday morning in addition to the usual Saturday reflection. This week I am preparing for the Western North Carolina Annual Conference, which will meet here at Lake Junaluska, just...
Women and Ministry, South of God (June 13, 2026)
Good morning friends. Blessings to you on this mid-June summer day. Today I am reflecting on the recent news related to Southern Baptists and women. On Monday I will send an additional reflection on preparations for our Annual Conference, w...
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UMC bishop in Western North Carolina, Bishop-in-Residence at Duke Divinity School, and author of Unrelenting Grace (Abingdon). And I grind the beans.
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