Contraception, Catholics, and the old Kosher Deli
February 17, 2012
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“Undying principles” can be trotted out for any political expediency without actually being undying so much as expedient.
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Day: February 17, 2012
The first ten years in a congregation
February 17, 2012
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“…[I]mportant dynamics are at work in a pastor’s tenure at one church. In my view, a particular pattern marks the pastor’s first 10 years in one parish.”
Adult faith formation that doesn’t work
February 17, 2012
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“We’ve cancelled it all.”
Covenant doings: Fraser balks; the ‘no’ crowd gets an American patron
February 17, 2012
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“The reason why the Covenant is such a terrible idea is that it replaces the search for common ground with a fear that the Other is out to get me. It gives the Other a means of my exclusion, and thus turns the Other into the enemy.”
Learning to be Blessed
February 17, 2012
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By this time in our Genesis narrative, Jacob has been assured and reassured of God’s intention to bless him. . . But Jacob has never really trusted God. He has always made his own way, usually by cunning — willing to cheat, lie or deceive to advance his cause.
Are isolated clergy less effective?
February 17, 2012
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“CEOs and other leaders go to great lengths to maintain a façade of unflappable confidence — concealing any insecurities or feelings of anxiety.”
The Right Question
February 17, 2012
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What is wrong with The Episcopal Church? Lots. But the question itself I find wrongheaded. “Fixing” a temporal institution for today will inevitably sow the seeds of different institutional problems needing to be fixed tomorrow.
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