James A. Harnish

James Harnish is senior pastor at Hyde Park United Methodist Church in Tampa, Florida, and author of Strength for the Broken Places (Abingdon).

Articles by James A. Harnish

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Due diligence

A lawyer’s journey to church

Oct 25, 2011 by James A. Harnish

I've always been drawn to people like Larry. Whether they realize it or not, they are searching for a mainline church that makes sense in their brains and a difference in their lives.

Blogging Toward Sunday

After failure

Acts 9:1-6, (7-20); Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19

Apr 12, 2010 by James A. Harnish

I live and work with a lot of folks who believe that God has given up on them. They are convinced that their failures are so great that there is no way that God can use them to bring hope or healing to others. Many have lives that are controlled by the memory of some past failure. Many of them throw in the towel and decide that the way life has been is the way it always will be.

Living by the Word

Peter's familiar story

John 21:1-19

Apr 06, 2010 by James A. Harnish

Fred Snodgrass made one mistake and the world never let him forget it. Snodgrass was playing center field for the New York Giants in the 1912 World Series against the Red Sox. The teams were tied in the tenth inning when a fly ball fell into Snodgrass’s mitt—and he dropped it. The Red Sox won the series, and the error stuck with Snodgrass the rest of his life.

Living by the Word

The Christ with scars

John 20:19-31

Apr 06, 2010 by James A. Harnish

Thomas used to shock me. I agreed with John Calvin that “the stupidity of Thomas was astonishing and monstrous . . . he was not only obstinate, but also proud and contemptuous in his treatment of Christ.” To be called a Doubting Thomas would have been a soul-shaking insult to my faith.

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