Using an outside frame of reference can help us see where we go wrong and what we get right; but a little discomfort is only natural when the mirror reflects an accurate summation. So what can churches do better?
The essence sums it all up. It’s the big idea that articulates all of the ways you create, transfer, embody and express value. When the essence is put together with the name of your organization, there is a clear evoking sense of what you do, what you stand for and what makes you different. It becomes the beginning and end of every conversation.
The obvious question behind today’s announcement that the Obama Administration would not defend the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act” in two cases filed last November is this: What does this mean today?
There is no way for any of us to avoid standing in this room, looking at deterioration, aging and mindless mismanagement of the public sector. We have difficult decisions to make. I just wish I saw more sadness and more awareness of conflicted feelings. Instead, I see glee. Finally, the tables have turned, and those who don’t want to care for anyone else can slash spending on which others depend.
The President has also concluded that Section 3 of DOMA, as applied to legally married same-sex couples, fails to meet that standard and is therefore unconstitutional. Given that conclusion, the President has instructed the Department not to defend the statute in such cases.
We continue to pray for those affected by the massive earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Spend nine minutes sorting through all that the folks in Fort Worth have had to go through, and be inspired by their pluck.
Facebook rolled out a few new ways to identify your relationship this week, such as “in a civil union” or “in a domestic partnership.” What do you think of the new Facebook relationship categories?
As part of the settlement, the Church of Our Saviour will voluntarily disaffiliate from any connection to CANA, ACNA, or the ADV.
There’ve been plenty of anthems celebrating the self. Lady Gaga is only the latest in a string of persons and personas to propound the doctrine