The Rev. Lonnie Lacy: “These podcasts are an attempt to integrate the holy into our daily lives and activities. Driving to Walmart isn’t in itself a holy experience. But to invite God with you, to try to shape your perspective in a way that is absolutely contrary to the way Walmart shapes our perspective, IS a holy exercise.
Yes, I got a Facebook page. I really shouldn’t have one. I’m not in the proper generation (I’m at the tail end of the Baby Boom, and age 50 is looming into view). My kids, who ARE in the proper generation — Milliennials — have told me repeatedly that Facebook is their world and that I should stay out. But….
The worldwide Anglican Communion was not so prominent 30 years ago. As the global economy has taken shape, a global Communion emerged in prominence and consideration along with it. And just as a global economy knows no borders, ecclesiastical relationships that cross borders and jurisdictions follow the same pattern of connections that criss-cross the planet and minimize the importance of local communities.
I looked at how the discussion had descended into diatribe and distraction, and I suddenly wondered what I was to do. Should I put my two cents in? If I did, would I be associating myself with the intemperance of the intemperate responders? Should I refrain, and allow both the assertions of the gadfly and the virulence of the intemperate to stand unchallenged?
I’ve recently become fascinated with home improvement shows on HGTV, especially those that talk about fixing up a place on the cheap. Just imagine what they could do for the vestry on a budget—new classy storage solutions for those nametags, stylish literature holders made from magazine holders spray-painted to resemble stained glass, and let’s not forget the crown moulding chair rail with the two-tone paint job in the narthex.
I’ve been fascinated for years by technology and the way humanity uses it to solve problems. So not surprisingly, when I became a priest in the Episcopal Church, I found myself wondering a lot about how the Church and its mission are being molded by our changing technology.