What's that you say? Hasn't everything we've ever heard, read or learned taught us that the youth ARE the future of the church? I mean, what about Whitney Houston's lyrics: "I believe the children are the future / Teach them well and let them lead the way..." Isn't our whole society sort of centered around … Continue reading Why Youth are NOT the future of the church…
Hungry is the new full.
"Will Starve For Food." Imagine seeing that message scrawled on a carboard sign held by some teenager at a busy intersection. Would you stop long enough to think about the message? This weekend our youth group at First UMC of Williamstown is participating in 30-Hour Famine, an effort spearheaded by the social service agency World … Continue reading Hungry is the new full.
“Don’t believe everything you think.”
Just read a very interesting interview with Susan Isaacs on her new book, "Conversations with an Angry God," on the Burnside Writers Collective site. Fascinating how often we worship the image of God we create for ourselves rather than the true God who created us in His image. Enjoy!
Time’s fun when you’re having flies!
OK, so I'm lousy at New Year's resolutions! I tried to keep up with weekly posts, but the last couple of weeks just got away from me. My sincerest apologies to whatever few regular readers I have out there! The call of trout waters has finally about overcome me, and I'm going to try to … Continue reading Time’s fun when you’re having flies!
Here is the church, here is the steeple…
Maybe it's just the late winter blues, or symptoms of the cabin fever I touched on in my last post, but lately I'm feeling a lot of frustration. And more and more, I feel like that frustration is aimed at the Church/church. I use both the "Big C" and "little c" incarnations of the word, … Continue reading Here is the church, here is the steeple…
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