Posted in Whatever on February 28th, 2007 1 Comment »
By Erin Walker
“There aren’t any great men. There are just great challenges that ordinary men like you and me are forced by circumstances to meet.” William F. Halsey
William Wilberforce has lately been honored in the film Amazing Grace. The movie documents his efforts to outlaw slavery in the British Empire. His work is a testimony […]
Posted in Whatever on February 19th, 2007 No Comments »
A few links to get the week started, including Hand Theater’s presentation of Star Wars…YTI…balance…things that are lost…Amazing Grace…and an adominition to get some sleep.
Posted in Whatever on February 15th, 2007 No Comments »
The second Christian Reconciliation Carnival is slated for March 1 at Dr. Platypus. If you know of a great blog post on any topic of Christian reconciliation, nominations are open until February 28.
Posted in Whatever on February 13th, 2007 No Comments »
By Beverly Crowe-Tipton
Isn’t there irony in the fact that we set aside a day to remember we love someone? The very definition of love implies an experience and emotion that should need no prompting on any day. The issue, I suppose, isn’t that our love is suspect but that we are busy and enjoy a […]
Posted in Soapbox on February 9th, 2007 No Comments »
A pastor known to the blogosphere as “Singing Owl” is increasingly disturbed by the tone of Christian discourse. In fact, she calls it what it is: “sniping at one another.”
A friend of mine in Indiana had a Pentecostal minister grandmother who used to talk about taking her congregation “to the woodshed” when there was a […]
Posted in Whatever on February 7th, 2007 1 Comment »
By Bert Montgomery
If Johnny Cash or Kris Kristofferson has ever portrayed you or anyone in your family in a movie, raise your hand. I can’t see yours, but my hand is raised.
My maternal grandfather’s paternal grandmother–that’s my momma’s daddy’s grandma on his daddy’s side–is Margaret James from Missouri. According to family history, Margaret James, […]
Posted in Connectivity on February 7th, 2007 No Comments »
Street Church in Washington D. C. is an innovative ministry to street people: homeless, prostitutes, and other hard-living types who generally feel (or are made to feel) uncomfortable in a more traditional church setting.
Posted in Whatever on February 2nd, 2007 1 Comment »
By Jim Pitts
God, grant me the Serenity
to accept the things I cannot change…
Courage to change the things that I can…
and Wisdom to know the difference.
At first glance, these words seem so trivial. Yet they are more than pious moralizing. Upon reflection, they present a profound spiritual reality, which expresses the religious aspirations and feelings of […]
Posted in Connectivity on February 1st, 2007 No Comments »
Weekend Fisher has posted the first Christian Reconciliation Carnival at her blog, Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength. Go see what Christians around the blogosphere are saying about the important topic of Christian unity.
At the same time, I would point to WF’s initiative in launching this Carnival as a beautiful example of Connected Christianity: building bridges, […]