Running an errand this morning I began listening to a podcast featuring Scot Mcknight. Speaking to a group of small group leaders McKnight remarked the popular form of the Gospel we preach deconstructs the Church. He described the matter by saying our patterned description of a movement of God … Continue reading
Read MoreI am out of the office most of today. There are a few posts rattling around in my head. Until I get them out, read these two posts by Ken Archer on, “God as Goodness.”
Try to be a Good Person, Isnâ??t that Good Enough? – Part I of … Continue reading
Read MoreI received a copy of Paul Metzger’s, Consuming Jesus, and Brian McLaren’s newest, Everything Must Change. I began reading them both. I thought of an interesting connection. If we take Jesus in rather than make of Jesus a consumer culture “everything must change.”
From Consuming Jesus,… Continue reading
Read MoreBaker’s Dozen. Mythical unlucky “#13.” Traditionally the beginning of adolescence. No 13th floor in hotels. Prime number.
Today we celebrated 13 years at Snow Hill. Our church honored us with a surprise meal, a gift and a great reminder of the value of relationships. Quite a number of folks … Continue reading
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Shaping worship or being shaped by worship …
Imaginative work means both shaping and being shaped. Creating a bulldozer with Play-Doh requires the imagination to shape the pliable material. Once the piece is complete it shapes the the one who created the work. Thinking about the heavy piece of equipment the image replicates also reminds us of … Continue reading
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