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MAKING YOUR LIFE DEEPER, THE GIFTS OF A FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY
Almost one hundred years ago, an Episcopal bishop in Wisconsin noted his “strong antagonism to proselytism.” “Men want to get others to join their side, their party, their church,” he wrote in 1914,...
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WHAT IS CHURCH, ANYWAY? WHITE AND SEABURY
On 14 Nov. 1784, Samuel Seabury, an American, was consecrated as a bishop in Aberdeen, Scotland by three other bishops, making him the first American consecrated a (Anglican) bishop in the apostolic...
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TO PRESENT THE WHOLE OF OUR LIVES, SAYING ‘THANK YOU’ AS WELL AS ‘HEAL US’
It’s only been two weeks since Election Day, although it feels to me like much longer ago, so quickly have I put it out of my mind. This has been a particularly bruising time in our country. The...
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BENEDICTO!
Anyone who’s ever served on a church search committee knows what I’m talking about. There’s such a gulf between our hopes, our expectations and the real qualities of real people who put their names...
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WHY DOES THE TRINITY MATTER?
Following Sunday School last week, I asked one of our kids what she learned. “Nothing,” she said. (That’s not an uncommon response from lots of kids, but this was strange for this particular child.)...
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MILLENNIALS, THE CREATIVE CLASS AND THE CHURCH
A new television series aired this week. Adding to the plethora of shows about saving and fixing restaurants and bars, ‘Church Rescue’ features three church consultants who help local congregations...
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