Today is To Write Love On Her Arms Day. If you're not familiar with TWLOHA, you're missing what is in my opinion one of the most meaningful movements of the church in teen/young adult culture in a generation. The TWLOHA story is the story of how Jesus moves in the world. It is a story … Continue reading To Write Love On Her Arms
Show me da money
It's a trip. It makes the world go 'round. It's what I want. Cash. Bread. Dough. Moola. Dinero. Pastor Steve's recent sermon series on Generosity has got me thinking a lot lately about money. Not in the "love of it is the root of all evil" sort of way, or in the "give it all … Continue reading Show me da money
Time to rethink Christmas!
My home church, FUMC Williamstown, will be participating in Advent Conspiracy for the third year in 2009. Helping people reconnect with the true meaning of Christmas by learning to give more relationally and to help the most marginalized people in the world with the basic necessity for survival--clean water. These are a few of my … Continue reading Time to rethink Christmas!
Time to go all Old Testament on you…
Because I've been teaching a couple of classes on the Old Testament for the past few weeks, it's really been influencing my thinking of late. It seems a lot of Christians don't like to spend much time in the Old Testament. Beyond the Creation story, a few character sketches about various heroes and villains we … Continue reading Time to go all Old Testament on you…
New perspectives on perspective
Life really is all about perspective, isn't it? The way we view the world is so deeply informed by our circumstances, perceptions, associations and experiences that we really don't even notice it. It just is. We define everything by our perspective. That's why there is always tension and conflict in life...we are individuals with different perspectives … Continue reading New perspectives on perspective
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