Too Much Information. I’m not entirely sure that is what was envisioned by the framers of amendment one when they gave freedom to the press. I’m not sure that was what was envisioned by the inventors of the internet, or cable tv, or email. But we are inundated constantly with information. And depending on which…
The Body of Christ
we are the church
Life Goes On
I assumed life at the church would coast on by while I was gone. I wasn’t expecting any major problems. I know my folks and they are good people and would get on fine while their pastor wasn’t there. They’ve done it before, they could do it again.
What I didn’t expect was for them to take things by the reins and keep on charging forward! =)
self-haters no more
I am now in the habit of stalking my youth group members on facebook… not to see what kinds of mischeif they are into… but to remind them that they are amazing children of God. I have often commented on the lack of respect among some of the youth in our community these days… but…
my good deeds are like a tampon…
In this week’s lectionary readings we find a prayer from Isaiah 64. The tide has turned in Isaiah’s (or second Isaiah’s) thoughts and no more are there promises of destruction… now there are promises of salvation and pleas for God to act. “If only you would tear open the heavens and come down!” Isaiah cries. …
possibilities…
Ten days ago, our church had a fall committee retreat to begin dreaming/planning/living into the new vision for our church (to reflect the light of God). My people worked SO hard and did such an amazing job and we now have five vision areas and four key results that we want to work (with God’s…
God and conflict
This morning, I find myself gathering with brothers and sisters preparing for General and Jurisdictional conferences. We are retreating to get to know one another better and to prepare our hearts and minds for the journey.The first thing we started with today was to ask about where God has been present in history. Our first…
Facebook parenting = 21st century coffee klatch
Whenever we went back to my grandma and grandpa’s house for holidays, the family gathered together in the living room and we told stories. Or rather, as the babe in the room I listened to stories, while my aunts and uncles and my mom told about the adventures and misadventures they found themselves in growing…
a time and a place (#1bread1body)
I am a child of my age. I carry my cell phone with me everywhere. I check facebook at least five times a day. In between episodes of my favorite streaming television shows on netflix, I hop onto an online forum to chat about what I just saw. I blog. I tweet. I sometimes play MMORPG’s.…