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Singing the Lord’s Song

March 17, 2014 2 Comments

by Donald Schell What is it we’re really doing together in church? Actually what do we think we’re doing together in any human community or

Communities of resurrection

March 14, 2014 2 Comments

by Maria L. Evans True confession time: When I am feeling pressured over people and situations where others want to turn their emergency into my

Be Bold: restructuring TEC part 3

March 11, 2014 6 Comments

by George Clifford PART 3 of 3 (see Part 2) Part 1 of this essay reviewed historical trends effecting TEC. Part 2 extended the analysis

Be Bold: restructuring TEC part 2

March 9, 2014 7 Comments

by George Clifford PART 2/3 (see part 1 Ethical Musings.

Be Bold: restructuring TEC part 1

March 7, 2014 5 Comments

by George Clifford PART 1 of 3 In 1854, a clipper ship, the JAMES BAINES, established a new record of 12 days and 6 hours

Lent: gazing at the face of evil

March 4, 2014 2 Comments

Leaving the prison that night, I stood in the parking lot as the darkness fell around me. I was suddenly confronted with a vision of what faced me. Like a serpent, it wound its coils through generations, crushing innocence, suffocating love. Like a virus, it replicated itself, broadcasting itself through acts of violence and betrayal. Like a plague, it drew power from darkness and secrecy and from those who would turn their heads, unwilling to gaze directly upon its virulence.

Addiction

March 1, 2014 3 Comments

by Kristin Fontaine I’ve been thinking about addiction as a result of all the news swirling around Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s death. Many columnists, bloggers, and

Dear Isaac: on the day of your baptism

February 27, 2014 No Comments

by Lisa Fischbeck Dear Isaac, Today you are being baptized! Your parents have brought you here, willingly and happily, desiring that you be given this

Disruptive children in church

February 23, 2014 2 Comments

“Oh, wow, if I’d done that at church, my granny would have turned me into a little red grease spot on the church steps.” At the very least, she would have applied her version of the Vulcan Nerve Pinch on my shoulder, never looking at me, but making it painfully clear I’d better straighten up and fly right. It’s amazing how those old memories can bring an almost instantaneous rush to judgment.

Ash Wednesday: Repentance on the Street

February 18, 2014 No Comments

by Sara Miles Since 2010, I’ve been part of a growing movement around the country that observes Ash Wednesday by carrying City of God, tells

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