I left off yesterday’s blog with an encouragement for people who are turned off of the church, or turned away from it, to find a community with which to reconnect. And for our organizational churches to find ways to reach out, quit judging, quit blaming, and welcome our de-churched brothers and sisters into a fellowship … Continue reading It’s complicated.
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Angry conversations and the two sons
I mentioned in yesterday's post that two books in particular have served to help me focus my discernment for ministry with folks who have been turned off by, or simply turned away from, churches. The first of these tomes, Angry Conversations with God, is a memoir by Hollywood actress and writer Susan Isaacs. It's a quick … Continue reading Angry conversations and the two sons
Can you be part of THE church if you’re not part of A church?
As seems to have become my habit lately, I've been off the blogwagon for longer than I intended. The inspiration to write has been sidetracked by a number of distractions, other priorities, and frequently just plain laziness. Most often, though, it has been a season for me where my writing needed to take a backseat … Continue reading Can you be part of THE church if you’re not part of A church?
Looking back through the mirror…
Last weekend I attended my 30-year high school reunion. Reunions of any kind...classes, families, organizational, etc....have always been sort of strange to me. You gather with a bunch of people with whom you have some connection but rarely see, catch up on what everyone's been doing since the last time you all got together, and … Continue reading Looking back through the mirror…
A Letter to Mom
As a United Methodist lay speaker, I occasionally get the opporunity to preach to actual churches full of people rather than just the online community that I connect with on Facebook, Twitter and here on Faithrants.com. This morning I was in my home church, First United Methodist of Williamstown, to give a Mother's Day message. … Continue reading A Letter to Mom
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