Hearing stories about “Evangelical refugees,” I began to wonder if this migration was a real thing, and if so, how big a “thing” it was and what was driving it.
Real power is far stronger than the things we think are strong. Real power is the power of LOVE.
Excerpts from the soon-to-be-released Note to Self: Creating your Guide to a More Spiritual Life, by Charles LaFond (a new title available from Forward Movement)
Sometimes, the Sunday morning greeting line after church can be the most challenging few minutes of the week
I will say that if you find joy at church, take your kids. If the joy begins to fade, explore that as a family. Work through it. Consider their feelings and opinions, but remember – you’re the adult.
Maybe its time to rethink how we use space in our ministry
Does the Episcopal Church have a future where it can thrive in rural communities?
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But the real reason that I have been at that church almost every Sunday since for over seven years is that Jesus was there. I walked in and there he was. He was in every face in every pew. I saw him. I felt the spirit in the air. It was humming.
Episcopalians might be people of common prayer; that is, prayer said in common, but there is more in heaven and earth than can be held solely within the pages of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer