Grinding The Beans
Ken CarterLife, leadership and a generous orthodoxy for all of us. And why we grind the beans.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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Learning from William Wilberforce (May 16, 2026)
Good Morning Friends,
I am five hours ahead in time of those who live on the coast of the U.S. We spent last night In Leeds, England, and today will travel to Epworth, to see the rectory where the Wesleys grew up and were taught by Susanna...
Every Picture Tells a Story, Don't It? (May 9, 2026)
Photo: Rod Stewart’s classic: “Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It?”
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Good morning friends. It is a beautiful day in western North Carolina, cold in the mornings and warming throughout the day.
This has been a good week. I began wit...
Nothing Stays Won (May 2, 2026)
Photo: In the palm of my hand a mustard seed, from Bishop Philipp’s sermon taken from Mark 4.
O Lord, open our lips
And our mouths will proclaim your praise.
Good morning friends. For me today is a day to consolidate, having been o...
Wynton Marsalis, Merlefest and Beyond (April 25, 2026)
Photo: Steep Canyon Rangers at Merlefest, 2026
Good morning! Blessings to you on this spring day. This has been an unusual and life-giving week for me. . I attended two concerts: on Monday evening I heard Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln...
An Evening Prayer for Earth Day (2026)
O God, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen:
You place us in your creation, and you command us to care for it.
Your works declare glory and splendor, and you call us to praise and reverence.
Where we have degrade...
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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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